iwant2breakfree
Broken In
I want to install both Windows Xp and Windows 98 on my Pc. How do i create the dual boot option?
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dIgItaL_BrAt
Cyborg Agent
Install Windows 98 first and then install XP,Win98 will automatically get added to the boot menu.
first install win 98....... then load win 98 and when u come to the desktop......... just insert the xp cd....... and the installation will begin...... if it doesn't..... just manually click the setup.exe file........... and while installing click on new installation(not upgrade--> which is default................. this is the procedure......... hope it helps u
Dumbledore
Journeyman
well, install win98 first, then winxp. if winxp is not coming in options and you are getting booted straight into 98, open the boot.ini file in C:\ and type this extra line:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
(type it in same line)
Now the file will look like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows 98"
it will be solved
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
(type it in same line)
Now the file will look like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows 98"
it will be solved
hansraj
In the zone
however if u have installed xp first and u want to install 98 later then its possible provided u follow these steps.... i came across this long time before in the same forum(if iam not wrong) and it worked coz i tried it ....
Installing Windows 98
1) Use a Win98 Startup disk (with CD support) to boot your computer.
2) Insert your Win98 CD into the CD Rom drive.
3) At the A: prompt type X:\Win98\Setup.exe where X: is your CD-ROM drive.
4) Proceed with the install. When prompted for the install location, you'll see C:\Windows.000. Choose Other directory and change this to the drive you wish to install 98 to and name the folder Windows (or something else if you prefer).
5) Complete the Win98 install. Allow the computer to boot into Win98.
Repairing the Windows XP Boot Loader
1) Create a Win98 Startup Disk
2) Create a Notepad file with the following entries, exactly as shown:
L 100 2 0 1
N C:\BOOTSECT.DOS
R BX
0
R CX
200
W
Q
3) Save the file to the Win98 Startup Disk as READ.SCR
4) Boot the computer with the Win98 Startup Disk and at the A: prompt type
DEBUG < READ.SCR
Steps 1 - 4 create the BOOTSECT.DOS file needed to boot Win98.You may need to use the ATTRIB C:\BOOTSECT.DOS -S -H -R command if BOOTSECT.DOS already exists and you get an error when trying to recreate it.
5) Configure your computer to boot from the CD drive. This is done in the BIOS, or your computer may offer the option at startup if it detects a bootable CD.If your computer does not support booting from CD-Rom, you should also be able to boot with a 98 Startup disk, and run WINNT.EXE from the I386 folder of your XP CD.
6) Insert your XP CD and boot from it.
7) You'll see some files being copied, then you'll be presented with a choice of installing or repairing an existing installation. Choose Repair.
You'll be asked which XP installation you want to log into. Enter 1. There is usually only
one installation.
9) You'll be prompted for the Administrator password. For Home, the default password is blank, so just hit Enter. For Pro, enter the same password you did during setup for the Administrator account (this is not the same as the password for an Admin level account. It must be the Administrator account password).
10) At the C:\Windows prompt, type FIXBOOT. You'll be prompted to confirm. Do so.
11) When FIXBOOT is finished, remove the XP CD and type EXIT and the machine will reboot.
Reconfigure your computer to boot from the hard drive if necessary.
You will now get the XP Boot loader with your choice of operating system
Installing Windows 98
1) Use a Win98 Startup disk (with CD support) to boot your computer.
2) Insert your Win98 CD into the CD Rom drive.
3) At the A: prompt type X:\Win98\Setup.exe where X: is your CD-ROM drive.
4) Proceed with the install. When prompted for the install location, you'll see C:\Windows.000. Choose Other directory and change this to the drive you wish to install 98 to and name the folder Windows (or something else if you prefer).
5) Complete the Win98 install. Allow the computer to boot into Win98.
Repairing the Windows XP Boot Loader
1) Create a Win98 Startup Disk
2) Create a Notepad file with the following entries, exactly as shown:
L 100 2 0 1
N C:\BOOTSECT.DOS
R BX
0
R CX
200
W
Q
3) Save the file to the Win98 Startup Disk as READ.SCR
4) Boot the computer with the Win98 Startup Disk and at the A: prompt type
DEBUG < READ.SCR
Steps 1 - 4 create the BOOTSECT.DOS file needed to boot Win98.You may need to use the ATTRIB C:\BOOTSECT.DOS -S -H -R command if BOOTSECT.DOS already exists and you get an error when trying to recreate it.
5) Configure your computer to boot from the CD drive. This is done in the BIOS, or your computer may offer the option at startup if it detects a bootable CD.If your computer does not support booting from CD-Rom, you should also be able to boot with a 98 Startup disk, and run WINNT.EXE from the I386 folder of your XP CD.
6) Insert your XP CD and boot from it.
7) You'll see some files being copied, then you'll be presented with a choice of installing or repairing an existing installation. Choose Repair.
You'll be asked which XP installation you want to log into. Enter 1. There is usually only
one installation.
9) You'll be prompted for the Administrator password. For Home, the default password is blank, so just hit Enter. For Pro, enter the same password you did during setup for the Administrator account (this is not the same as the password for an Admin level account. It must be the Administrator account password).
10) At the C:\Windows prompt, type FIXBOOT. You'll be prompted to confirm. Do so.
11) When FIXBOOT is finished, remove the XP CD and type EXIT and the machine will reboot.
Reconfigure your computer to boot from the hard drive if necessary.
You will now get the XP Boot loader with your choice of operating system
abhishek66
C.A.
i tried the method above of installing 98 after xp once but messed up with my computer. Now i have xp installed on 1 hard disk and 98 installed on the other one as i have 2 hard disks.... so no problem of dual booting.... whenever i need to change the OS i change the primary hardisk in bios
OP
iwant2breakfree
Broken In
Can I install both in the same partition or different ones?
Techie_Geek
Journeyman
No definitely on two different partitions
Techie_Geek
Journeyman
__Virus__ said:
it's better to avoid having a Win 9X and Win NT os on the same partition,
so always go for seperate partition installation
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