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More info?)
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> It's not too difficult, even for a beginner. There are a few caveats
though.
> First and foremost, to do this without using a third-party boot manager
the
> primary boot partition must be using the FAT32 file system. Win98 cannot
be
> loaded from an NTFS partition. Also, you must have a second partition in
> FAT32 for the Win98 installation, or have free space on the drive in which
> to create one. There are a few quirks to the install, and MVP Doug Knox
> covers it here:
Many thanks. It doesn't seem quite as impossbile as I thought it would be.
>
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm
>
> If you have no free space available on the drive, or the primary boot
> partition is using NTFS, you will need third-party help. Here are several
> partitioning programs and boot managers, all of which can do what you ask.
> While Partition Magic is the most expensive, it is also the easiest to use
> for new users. My preference is BootIT NG, but it requires a bit more
> knowledge about drive structure.
>
> Boot Managers and Partitioning programs:
>
> BootIT NG www.terabyteunlimited.com
> Partition Magic www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic
> Partition Commander
http://www.v-com.com/product/pc_ind.html
>
> Each of these also includes instructions about how to install different
> operating systems using their product. You should follow them implicitly.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Mother Farquhar" <fake@ddress.com> wrote in message
> news:hAEVc.874$506.473@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> > Hey there,
> >
> > I'm sick and tired of half my games not working on XP so instead I'd
like
> > to
> > use 98/XP as a duel boot. I'm just wondering how hard this will be? Do
you
> > think it will be too difficult for a relative beginner? I have some sort
> > of
> > minimal experience of formatting, having done it with a 98 machine, but
I
> > have no idea of the pit-falls of a duel boot environment and I'm still
> > getting used to XP.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>
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