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Installing 2nd OS in XP machine
Name: sherkhan Date: September 23, 2003 at 10:07:51 Pacific OS: WIN XP CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
Hi, I wanted to install win 2000 as a 2nd OS in my laptop which already has win xp...i have no idea as to how to go about it..i have 2 partitions in my hard drive which is 20 gb ...i wanted to install win 2000 which i have purchased in the second partition(d) as partition (c) already has xp..is this possible??...or do i have to reinstall the operating system to have just win 2000..i also do not wish to loose my current data ..... If anyone knows how i can do this..please do let me know....
Name: Korsam Date: September 23, 2003 at 11:36:36 Pacific
Reply:
An easy way to do it is go ahead and install Win2K in to the second partition, then reinstall WinXP (you won't lose any info). It will rebuild the boot menu and voila!
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Response Number 3
Name: sherkhan Date: September 23, 2003 at 12:36:11 Pacific
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Hi, Thanks for the info...will try it out..
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Response Number 4
Name: sherkhan Date: September 23, 2003 at 12:40:39 Pacific
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Hi i tried to do wat u said..i.e install w2k in the second partition..but it says wen i put in the cd that "this is an older verion of windows than the one im currently using and hence the setup will be disabled"...there is only an OK button for this message... do let me know..how i should proceed.. im not able to boot from disk..for somereason which i do not know... thanks
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Response Number 5
Name: brucezc Date: September 23, 2003 at 13:24:21 Pacific
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U boot W2K CD from XP or from PC boot?
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Response Number 6
Name: sherkhan Date: September 24, 2003 at 01:59:19 Pacific
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I tried first by puting in the cd and then starting the laptop to boot from cd..dint work.. then i tried to put in the cd wen the system was on and install into secord partition...and it did not allow me to do this as i had a newer version of windows compared to w2k... please let me know how to go about it..thanks a lot
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Response Number 7
Name: PUTALE Date: September 24, 2003 at 14:06:40 Pacific
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First of all, check to make sure you set CD-Rom in the bios to boot during boot up. Alternatively, hold F number key(not sure which one 'cause all computer are a bit different), and select boot from CD. If setting up CDROM boot does not work, then your windows 2k does not have boot files, you need boot files in the Cd in order for it to recognize during boot to load. You would need a start up disk in order to boot.
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