Installing 98 & XP

SoulBlade · Post by **SoulBlade** » 21 Dec 2004, 12:22

Hi

I got a partioned hdd (C:\ & D:\). I want to install XP on C & 98 on D.

Some said it was very difficult to do (installing 98 after XP). How do I do it? Why do I wanna do it? Some games don't play on XP (Even in compatibility mode).

And how do I reboot from XP into MSDOS? Why? 'cause that's the only why I can re-install XP in on a single partion (removing the windows dir.)
The other is booting in 98 (on partion c:\) and deleting it from there.

Thanks in advance.
SoulBlade

halo · Post by **halo** » 21 Dec 2004, 12:24

make ysure you install Xp first and the format the second partion using a format disk.... when you run the 98 setup it will only ask you to select from a list of one partion or format the other, select the one that DON'T need formating.... install and install all the drivers again... thats it i think.........

Post by **Tel** » 21 Dec 2004, 12:31

Install Win98 first. Instead of installing to the default directory. Select the directory on the D: drive.

Install WinXP second. And select the default installation directory on the C: drive.

po10cy · Post by **po10cy** » 21 Dec 2004, 12:34

what he said

exactly correct

Post by **Synkronos** » 21 Dec 2004, 13:28

Yep, 98 first. The reason is that 98 doesn't support dual booting, so if you install it second, it will just overwrite XP. XP does support dual booting tho, so when you install it over something else (and select dual boot), it will intelligently move the old system's boot area, and replace it with a boot selection menu.

SoulBlade · Post by **SoulBlade** » 21 Dec 2004, 14:44

Thank you all!

po10cy · Post by **po10cy** » 21 Dec 2004, 14:48

no prob its a pleasure, and welcome to the forums, enjoy your stay

MrG · Post by **MrG** » 04 Jan 2005, 16:07

I managed to Install Windows 98SE after Windows Xp... but there was a problem, now what was it... oh yaw

,but XP wouldn't work after that

Belix · Post by **Belix** » 04 Jan 2005, 16:17

erm, well then the problem aint really fixed, is it? As said before, if you install XP after 98, it will automatically (provided you choose the correct options) built a duel boot.