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Loading Windows ME or 98 on a second drive
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electronicsfreak
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As edfair says yes, but if your going to use either 98 or millenium, go with 98. Millenium should have never been created. That thing eats memory constantly.
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I currently run Windows XP Home on a single partition drive. I have a second physical drive and would like to install Windows 98 or ME on it. I have System Comander v7, but it is not installed, however, I could do that if I could load Windows 98 or ME on that second drive. I do not want to partition the first physical drive.
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Different answer. Yes, but. Good catch, Wolluf.
Normal method is in the reverse of what you are doing, and since I've no experience that way I'll defer to others who have tried it.
Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.
Normal method is in the reverse of what you are doing, and since I've no experience that way I'll defer to others who have tried it.
Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.
[red]Warning, if you do decide to install Win98 you'll wipe out WinXP's boot.ini file and therefore Windows XP will not boot. [/red]
You will have to repair the boot.ini file using Windows XP's setup CD. or by copying the existing boot.ini. and then replacing the one Windows 98/ME creates.
And adding the correct entry to it.
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
You will have to repair the boot.ini file using Windows XP's setup CD. or by copying the existing boot.ini. and then replacing the one Windows 98/ME creates.
And adding the correct entry to it.
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
The ideal dual boot configuration with older versions of Windows (95, 98, ME) is to have the older OS installed first. By installing XP afterwards, the setup routine recognizes the older installation and creates the appropriate "dual-boot" configuration. You can have both on separate drives.
However, with 3rd-party utilities (not sure if System Commander counts), you can get around this. Though it's not your only option, I just wanted to point out that the official stance from Microsoft is to install XP after installing Win9x/ME.
electronicsfreak,
Windows ME is virtually identical to 98SE in almost every aspect except System Restore and a few minor display tweaks. Most peeps that used to complain about ME didn't know much about Windows. So when they tried an upgrade instead of a clean install or went to consult their tech-savvy friends who still had 98, they just assumed that the problem was the OS.
Trust me, I was one of those who used to think that as well until I actually used it. I heard a lot of crap about 2000 and XP when they first came out too. The reason why ME still gets a lot of wrap is simply because is was the least popular upgrade - not because it was buggy.
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
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However, with 3rd-party utilities (not sure if System Commander counts), you can get around this. Though it's not your only option, I just wanted to point out that the official stance from Microsoft is to install XP after installing Win9x/ME.
electronicsfreak,
Windows ME is virtually identical to 98SE in almost every aspect except System Restore and a few minor display tweaks. Most peeps that used to complain about ME didn't know much about Windows. So when they tried an upgrade instead of a clean install or went to consult their tech-savvy friends who still had 98, they just assumed that the problem was the OS.
Trust me, I was one of those who used to think that as well until I actually used it. I heard a lot of crap about 2000 and XP when they first came out too. The reason why ME still gets a lot of wrap is simply because is was the least popular upgrade - not because it was buggy.
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
gfincati - to do what you want - easiest way IMO:-
disconnect XP drive & install ME or 98 to other drive when its only one in machine.
reconnect XP drive - download and install boot manager, and use it to create a boot menu (again IMO, best if on floppy, as it then doesn't update drives at all - and in fact if you want to use free functionality, will have to be on floppy with 2 drives).
Boot with floppy - get XP & ME/98 on menu, both independent.
disconnect XP drive & install ME or 98 to other drive when its only one in machine.
reconnect XP drive - download and install boot manager, and use it to create a boot menu (again IMO, best if on floppy, as it then doesn't update drives at all - and in fact if you want to use free functionality, will have to be on floppy with 2 drives).
Boot with floppy - get XP & ME/98 on menu, both independent.
There you go, I like Wolluf's idea. It's plain and simple, and most of all works!
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
Don't know if your system is capable of this:
I have ME, W2k, and XP on my system. Each OS on a seperate drive. I also installed them as was indicated by wolluf and have not had a problem for several years now.
My system (Gateway w/ AMD Athlon) has the option of selecting which drive will be the host drive at the BIOS level. If you have such an option on your system then you will not need to have a floppy. Otherwise, I'd also agree with cdogg and suggest you use wolluf advice.
--MiggyD
--> It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's an OS update patch! Ahh!! <--
I have ME, W2k, and XP on my system. Each OS on a seperate drive. I also installed them as was indicated by wolluf and have not had a problem for several years now.
My system (Gateway w/ AMD Athlon) has the option of selecting which drive will be the host drive at the BIOS level. If you have such an option on your system then you will not need to have a floppy. Otherwise, I'd also agree with cdogg and suggest you use wolluf advice.
--MiggyD
--> It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's an OS update patch! Ahh!! <--
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