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September 14th 06, 08:09 PM
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Install XP onto 98
I am trying to install XP onto a 98 hard drive. How do I create a partition
on the 98 hard drive without loosing all files? Thanks, cwtlr -- Dell dimension B110 XP-sp2 McAfee OtlkExp med pc knowledge 
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September 14th 06, 08:23 PM
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Install XP onto 98
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoff...d=sp&pvid=pm80
--- Ted Zieglar "Backup is a computer user's best friend." cwtlr wrote: I am trying to install XP onto a 98 hard drive. How do I create a partition on the 98 hard drive without loosing all files? Thanks, cwtlr
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September 14th 06, 09:01 PM
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Install XP onto 98
Thanks Ted. I'm hoping to do it without purchasing anything. I was hoping
that win 98 was developed with a way to add a new partition without disturbing the already used space. -- Dell dimension B110 XP-sp2 McAfee OtlkExp med pc knowledge "Ted Zieglar" wrote: http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoff...d=sp&pvid=pm80 --- Ted Zieglar "Backup is a computer user's best friend." cwtlr wrote: I am trying to install XP onto a 98 hard drive. How do I create a partition on the 98 hard drive without loosing all files? Thanks, cwtlr
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September 14th 06, 09:28 PM
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No version of Windows can do that. (Don't know about Vista.)
--- Ted Zieglar "Backup is a computer user's best friend." cwtlr wrote: Thanks Ted. I'm hoping to do it without purchasing anything. I was hoping that win 98 was developed with a way to add a new partition without disturbing the already used space.
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September 15th 06, 02:40 AM
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cwtlr wrote:
I am trying to install XP onto a 98 hard drive. How do I create a partition on the 98 hard drive without loosing all files? Thanks, cwtlr The simplest way I've found to dual boot between Win9x/Me and WinXP would be to partition your drive(s) roughly as follows: C: Primary FAT32 Win9x/Me/Legacy Apps D: Extended NTFS WinXP/Modern Apps Adjust the partition sizes according to your actual hard drive(s) size and the amount of space you'd like to allocate to each OS and its applications. Create the partitions using Win9x's FDISK so you can enable large disk support (FAT32). (No need for 3rd party partitioning utilities/boot managers and their frequent complications.) Install Win9x/Me first, being sure to select "C:\Windows" (or D:\Windows, if you prefer) when asked for the default Windows directory. When you subsequently install WinXP, be sure to specify "D:\Winnt" (or "D:\Windows," "C:\Winnt" as referred/applicable) when asked for the default Windows directory, to place it in the other partition. The WinXP installation routine will automatically set up a Multi-boot menu for you. The default settings for this menu can be readily edited from within WinXP. NOTE: If you elect to place Win9x/Me on the "D:" drive, you'll _have_ to leave the "C:" drive as FAT32. This method can be adapted to using 2 physical hard drives by placing the boot partition (C:, which still must be FAT32) and either of the operating systems on the Primary Master hard drive, and the second operating system on the second hard drive. It is also possible to have a 3rd partition for shared applications, but it would be necessary for such a partition to be formatted in the common file format (FAT32). The applications would also have to be installed into each OS (to ensure proper system file placement and registry updates), one at a time, but the bulk of the program files could be located on this common partition. I do not, however, actually recommend doing this as, if you were to uninstall such an application from one OS, you may not be able to gracefully uninstall it from the second OS, having already deleted crucial installation data during the first uninstall action. Just about everything you need to know (URLs may wrap): http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q217/2/10.ASP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../multiboot.asp -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
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September 15th 06, 02:41 AM
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cwtlr wrote:
I am trying to install XP onto a 98 hard drive. How do I create a partition on the 98 hard drive without loosing all files? Thanks, cwtlr A free, fully functional 30-evaluation copy: Terabyte Unlimited's BootItNG http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
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