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Name: Santhosh
Date: January 30, 2003 at 07:59:59 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: P4, 512
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Hi, I would like to have a dual boot Win2K and WinXP. My laptop is having WinXP home edition, I tried by putting the Win2k installation CD, but it prevents in installing the OS. Could anybody suggest, how can I install Win2K on my machine, which already have a WinXP (dual boot)..



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Name: Chuck
Date: January 30, 2003 at 08:20:35 Pacific
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From this you have to install the older OS first then XP.

HOW TO: Create a Multiple-Boot System in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306559


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Name: .jareeN.
Date: January 30, 2003 at 11:24:52 Pacific
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Create partition for windows 2k first and than install windows 2k.

.jareeN.


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Response Number 3
Name: kurt@
Date: January 31, 2003 at 02:27:15 Pacific
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yeah u dont have to reinstall do with PQ Magic,resise XP partition to ?Gb how much u need,then make Partition for WIN2000,format it NTFS,UNHIDE partiton otherwise it will not work,then boot from CD and instalate,yes also make WIN2000 partition PRIMARY-NOT EXTENDED BUT PRIMARY and dont forget to unhide it.dot do it with FDISK,IT wont work
GOOD LUCK


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