install W2k after XP

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Officially (MS) you have to install XP after W2k (newest last).

Does anyone know how this can be reversed? I've tried to just do it on an
OEM-XP-installed laptop but I did not get a proper multi-boot system.

Thanks for your help!

 

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Dodo2u wrote:
> Officially (MS) you have to install XP after W2k (newest last).
>
> Does anyone know how this can be reversed? I've tried to just do it on an
> OEM-XP-installed laptop but I did not get a proper multi-boot system.
>
> Thanks for your help!


As already mentioned, you should have a separate partition on which to
install Win2K. Under normal circumstances, placing two operating
systems in the same partition is a recipe for disaster. A careful,
knowledgeable specialist can do this safely, for a short time, but the
ordinary PC user had better be backing up his data daily, as a
catastrophic failure is a matter of "when," rather than "if."


Install Win2K after WinXP is Installed
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm


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"Dodo2u" <dodo2u@-takethisNOSPAMout-freemail.nl> wrote in message
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> Officially (MS) you have to install XP after W2k (newest last).
>
> Does anyone know how this can be reversed? I've tried to just do it on an
> OEM-XP-installed laptop but I did not get a proper multi-boot system.
>
> Thanks for your help!

First of all, you CANNOT successfully install and run XP and Win2K in the
SAME partition. If you have a separate partition or hard disk on which to
install Win2K all you need to do is go ahead and install it. This will
kill/injure/damage your XP install. Simply boot with your XP CD and repair
the XP installation and you'll have a working dual boot XP/2K system.

 

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"Colon Terminus" <Colon_Terminus@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> This will kill/injure/damage your XP install. Simply boot with your XP
> CD and repair the XP installation and you'll have a working dual boot
> XP/2K system.
>
That's what I did and then couldn't start W2k.

Thanks anyhow!

 

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Bruce Chambers <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in
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> Install Win2K after WinXP is Installed
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm
>
That's another way to try!

Thanks for the tip!