Dual booting in Single Partition ..?

[ranjithbajpe]

I dont know this i previously answered or not, coz, search button didnt helped me.

Can we insttall both WIN XP And win 98 to a same partition. I want dual booting. But dont wnat to waste one both drives.
I am using Ghost software for keeping images. so that if i can install both in to c: then it will be easy to keep images rt?

anwer me or just show me the link which contain answer!!!

[Edited Batty] A new thread will help you more .. What say..?

 

[theraven]

yeah u can
but make sure ur file system is ntfs
u install both the windows in separate directories
if u install win 98 after xp check the thread u originally posted in !
check for the link i gave

 

[pimpom]

I'm using WinME/XP in the same FAT32 C: partition on this computer, and my other computer has Win98/XP the same way. They haven't given me any more trouble than the usual amount of Windoze idiosyncrasies.

I install Win98 and ME in 'Windows' directory and XP in 'Windows.XP'. I keep a Ghost image of my whole C: drive too and it can be restored in one go. With all my usual apps installed, it's about 3.4GB and the ghost image with medium compression takes up about 1.8GB.

Hint :
After you first install Win98 and then XP in another directory, only XP will come up at first. But all your 98 installation will still be intact and you can avoid having to install 98 again simply by editing the boot.ini file.

 

[adit_sen]

just use vmware....no hassels....no probs....install as many os's u wany without havin to partition

peace out

 

[ranjithbajpe]

Thank u dear

Hint :
After you first install Win98 and then XP in another directory, only XP will come up at first. But all your 98 installation will still be intact and you can avoid having to install 98 again simply by editing the boot.ini file.

Ok. Everything gone rt to me . But the problem of editing BOOT.INI. Please tell me how to edit it. Becasue I dotn know how to get two options like winxp or win 98!!!! Even I could not find boot.ini. please say me the location also. Yes I made a image. But the problem of 2 options.

And one more q.! How to cahnge in the netwrok places. It shows c in pc1, d in pc1, e in pc 1. but i wan tonly pc1. pc2, pc3.
Please

 

[theraven]

just use vmware....no hassels....no probs....install as many os's u wany without havin to partition

peace out

read here why not to use vmware / virtual pc and the likes
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12285
besides this is a question for DUAL BOOTIN OS's
vmware has nuthin to do with it

 

[it_waaznt_me]

yeah u can
but make sure ur file system is ntfs
u install both the windows in separate directories
if u install win 98 after xp check the thread u originally posted in !
check for the link i gave

Hmm.. Make it "Make sure your file system is not NTFS . ..
Cauz Win9x wont read NTFS structure ..

I d advice you not to install two operating system on a single partition .. Here not only Windows' folder would be repeated, Program Files would also be duplicated ...

 

[pimpom]

Ok. Everything gone rt to me . But the problem of editing BOOT.INI. Please tell me how to edit it. Becasue I dotn know how to get two options like winxp or win 98!!!! Even I could not find boot.ini. please say me the location also. Yes I made a image. But the problem of 2 options.

Sorry about the late reply. I was out and just got back around midnight.

There are different ways to access the boot.ini file. One way is : Right click 'My Computer', then click Properties, then the 'Advanced' tab, then 'Startup and Recovery'/Settings button, then 'Edit'. The boot.ini file will pop open, ready to be edited with Notepad.

The second method : Open C:, click Tools>Folder options>View. Click 'Show hidden files and folders', and also UNTICK 'Hide protected operating system files'. The boot.ini file will now be visible in C: window. Double-click it and it will open exactly as in the first method.

The boot.ini file will read something like this :

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\xxxx
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\xxxx="Windows XP" /fastdetect

xxxx here stands for the name of the directory (folder) where you installed WinXP.

Now you have to add something to be given a choice. I edited my boot.ini file to this -

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS.XP
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS.XP="Windows XP" /fastdetect
C:\="Windows ME"

Here, timeout=5 means that the boot option will be available for 5 seconds, after which it will boot to the default OS, unless the other option is selected. The default timeout is 30 seconds.

The third line specifies the default OS. You can change this to either OS.

The fifth line multi(0)disk(0)......... points to the directory where XP is installed. It should NOT be edited except the portion between quotation marks. You can edit the quoted portion to anything you like.

The last line points to the directory where Win98 or ME is installed. Here you can also edit the quoted portion.

If you want Win98 as the default OS, edit the third line to read -

default=C:\

A written explanation can quickly become lengthy, but it's quite straightforward if you go through it step by step.

My other computer's boot.ini file reads like this -

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=C:\
[operating systems]
C:\="Idiotic Windozzzze 98"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS.XP="Even more idiotic Win XP" /fastdetect

Here the boot option screen presents a choice as -

Idiotic Windozzzze 98
Even more idiotic Win XP

with Windows 98 as the default. Of course the names are for my personal amusement Post back if you need any more help.

 

[pimpom]

I d advice you not to install two operating system on a single partition .. Here not only Windows' folder would be repeated, Program Files would also be duplicated ...

I beg to differ (partly). Installing two different versions of Windows in the same partition is certainly not advised by MS, and the possibility of conflict does exist. But personally I have not had any problem with the two dozen or so apps I normally install, the only exception being Outlook Express, but that's easily solved.

As stated earlier, a folder with a different name has to be chosen for XP. As to the duplication of folders, the second OS will have to have its own folder anyway even if it's installed in another partition.

Re Program Files, many programs will have to be reinstalled for the second OS so that appropriate entries can be made in System Registry. But there won't be a large increase in drive space usage because only OS-specific files will be added. Again that will happen even if they're installed in different partitions.

 

[ranjithbajpe]

Winxp

Here the boot option screen presents a choice as -

Idiotic Windozzzze 98
Even more idiotic Win XP

with Windows 98 as the default. Of course the names are for my personal amusement Post back if you need any more help.

Thanks a lot pimporn. Yes it worked for me.

 

[pimpom]

Re: Winxp

Thanks a lot pimporn. Yes it worked for me.

Glad I could help. But that's 'PIMPOM', not 'PIMPORN'. I'm sure the changed spelling was unintentional, but it has unsavoury implications, like a combination of the words 'pimp' and 'porn'
Pimpom was the name of my favourite dog who died 3 years ago.

 

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