Multiple Win 2k

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Never a good idea even with the same language. Install the applications on
the boot partition (program files directory) along with each OS instance.

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"Alex" wrote:
| Hi all,
|
| I'd like to move my Win2k system into my newly bought disk and install
both
| W2K Pro in English & T. Chinese.
|
| I wonder is it possible to install alll applications into a single
| partition, say drive E, with OSes in drive C & D? That means both OS would
| access to their applications from the same drive.
|
| TIA,
| Alex
|
|

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Thanks Dave & Charlie...

Cheers

"Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
news:ejNnmY8RFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> If you have a very small OS partition or maybe an older drive with the OS
> and a nice big new one going unused it seems possible to install some
> software on the non system drive without problems but I think Dave's
comment
> is safest, keep it separate and for ease of use keep program files in the
> default program files directory. I'd only go away from the default program
> files directory if I had to.
>
> I can say I've tried two OSs and one set of program files (just for fun)
and
> trust me, it is not a good idea at all. Some programs are bad to start
with
> and some go bad after a while.
>
> Charlie
>
> "Alex" <alexc_hh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ew7fw11RFHA.2964@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'd like to move my Win2k system into my newly bought disk and install
> > both
> > W2K Pro in English & T. Chinese.
> >
> > I wonder is it possible to install alll applications into a single
> > partition, say drive E, with OSes in drive C & D? That means both OS
would
> > access to their applications from the same drive.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Alex
> >
> >
>
>