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by **Kent Li** » Tue, 02 Apr 2002 11:42:41

Hi, I am new to winxp. And need some help.
I've installed one win98se & w2k dual boot system, I wish to install the
winxp to take place of my win98se and remain the w2k still working. But
while I select "upgrade" in the setup program of winxp, it told me can't do
this because there are two operating system exist. Then I select "advance",
it become worse, it need to delete the old windows (win98), and even done
that, it can't startup because the \windows\system32\hal.dll wrong !
I don't know why, maybe it is the problem of my dual boot (win98+w2k) system
?

Can anyone help me, teach me how to upgrade my win98 to winxp, and keep the
w2k works ?
(Mean from win98+w2k to winXP+w2k dual boot)

I don't know does this possible, I only one hard disk and all partitions are
FAT32 format. I wish to install WinXP & W2k in same partition (just like
now I make win98+w2k exist in same partition).

Does this can be made ? Please help me.
Thanks.

by **Harry Ohr** » Tue, 02 Apr 2002 11:52:20

You can't run XP and W2K on the same partition. If you wish to keep your
existing W2K you will need a repartitioning tool like Partition Magic 7 or
if you are fairly computer savvy you might try BootIt NG. Split your drive
using a repartitioning tool and make the first partition Win2K then do an
New Install to install XP to the second partition. However given all the
messing around you've done so far I would strongly suggest that you backup
everything that is important to you, wipe your drive and start new. Install
Windows 2K fresh then XP.

--

Harry Ohrn
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
www.webtree.ca/newlife/

Quote:> Hi, I am new to winxp. And need some help.
> I've installed one win98se & w2k dual boot system, I wish to install the
> winxp to take place of my win98se and remain the w2k still working. But
> while I select "upgrade" in the setup program of winxp, it told me can't
do
> this because there are two operating system exist. Then I select
"advance",
> it become worse, it need to delete the old windows (win98), and even done
> that, it can't startup because the \windows\system32\hal.dll wrong !
> I don't know why, maybe it is the problem of my dual boot (win98+w2k)
system
> ?

> Can anyone help me, teach me how to upgrade my win98 to winxp, and keep
the
> w2k works ?
> (Mean from win98+w2k to winXP+w2k dual boot)

> I don't know does this possible, I only one hard disk and all partitions
are
> FAT32 format. I wish to install WinXP & W2k in same partition (just like
> now I make win98+w2k exist in same partition).

> Does this can be made ? Please help me.
> Thanks.

by **Care** » Tue, 02 Apr 2002 12:04:16

Q. "But while I select "upgrade" in the setup program of winxp, it told me can't do
this because there are two operating system exist."
"I wish to install WinXP & W2k in same partition (just like now I make win98+w2k exist in
same partition)."

A. Your problem with installing XP falls back to when you installed W2K on the same
partition as Win98. This is not a supported installation configuration. Each Operating
System should be installed on its own partition. With your current setup, XP is not going
to install.
If you wish to have a W2K + XP dual boot configuration, you must completely reformat the
partition containing Win98 and W2K and then reinstall W2K on the first partition, then
install XP on another partition. For details, visit this site:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

--
Carey Frisch (USA)

by **Ron H** » Tue, 02 Apr 2002 12:21:47

Hi Kent.
I have just done a dual boot system with Win 98 and XP using Partition Magic
7.0. This is an easy tool to use and gives you want you want, especially
since you will have to reorganise your disc considerably to have dual boot.

--
Regards :- Ron H.

Victoria :- Australia

Quote:> Hi, I am new to winxp. And need some help.
> I've installed one win98se & w2k dual boot system, I wish to install the
> winxp to take place of my win98se and remain the w2k still working. But
> while I select "upgrade" in the setup program of winxp, it told me can't
do
> this because there are two operating system exist. Then I select
"advance",
> it become worse, it need to delete the old windows (win98), and even done
> that, it can't startup because the \windows\system32\hal.dll wrong !
> I don't know why, maybe it is the problem of my dual boot (win98+w2k)
system
> ?

> Can anyone help me, teach me how to upgrade my win98 to winxp, and keep
the
> w2k works ?
> (Mean from win98+w2k to winXP+w2k dual boot)

> I don't know does this possible, I only one hard disk and all partitions
are
> FAT32 format. I wish to install WinXP & W2k in same partition (just like
> now I make win98+w2k exist in same partition).

> Does this can be made ? Please help me.
> Thanks.

by **Kent Li** » Tue, 02 Apr 2002 14:35:57

That mean I need to reinstall win98/w2k.
But any other habit will be changed. If put win98&2k in same partition,
then can use the same reference for example c:\program files\microsoft
visual studio\vb98, then I can save more disk space. But after put them in
two partition, then need to put the vb98 in drive D, and when 98(or in the
feature xp) boot, the boot partition will be C, and the partition of w2k
maybe will be E. And the same for w2k boot, the boot partition will be C,
win98 partition will be E. And never put the shared file(s) in both two
partition ?

Seems running both WinXP & Win2K in same computer is not a good idea ?

Quote:> You can't run XP and W2K on the same partition. If you wish to keep your
> existing W2K you will need a repartitioning tool like Partition Magic 7 or
> if you are fairly computer savvy you might try BootIt NG. Split your drive
> using a repartitioning tool and make the first partition Win2K then do an
> New Install to install XP to the second partition. However given all the
> messing around you've done so far I would strongly suggest that you backup
> everything that is important to you, wipe your drive and start new.
Install
> Windows 2K fresh then XP.

> --

> Harry Ohrn
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
> www.webtree.ca/newlife/

by **Jason Tsan** » Tue, 02 Apr 2002 15:09:13

Installing more than 1 OS on each partition is asking for trouble.

Any potential savings in hard drive space will be negated by the troubles you will no doubt encounter.

There are warnings about this while you are installing the OS. If you choose not to heed those warnings, you are only the architect of your own doom.

--
Jason Tsang - Windows XP MVP - DTS & Associate Expert

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://support.microsoft.com/support/mvp/

Find out about the Windows XP Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

> That mean I need to reinstall win98/w2k.
> But any other habit will be changed. If put win98&2k in same partition,
> then can use the same reference for example c:\program files\microsoft
> visual studio\vb98, then I can save more disk space. But after put them in
> two partition, then need to put the vb98 in drive D, and when 98(or in the
> feature xp) boot, the boot partition will be C, and the partition of w2k
> maybe will be E. And the same for w2k boot, the boot partition will be C,
> win98 partition will be E. And never put the shared file(s) in both two
> partition ?

> Seems running both WinXP & Win2K in same computer is not a good idea ?

> > You can't run XP and W2K on the same partition. If you wish to keep your
> > existing W2K you will need a repartitioning tool like Partition Magic 7 or
> > if you are fairly computer savvy you might try BootIt NG. Split your drive
> > using a repartitioning tool and make the first partition Win2K then do an
> > New Install to install XP to the second partition. However given all the
> > messing around you've done so far I would strongly suggest that you backup
> > everything that is important to you, wipe your drive and start new.
> Install
> > Windows 2K fresh then XP.

> > --

> > Harry Ohrn
> > www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
> > www.webtree.ca/newlife/

by **Harry Ohr** » Tue, 02 Apr 2002 17:28:20

Kent you can try what you want but you must realize that even dual setups on
separate partitions are not really supported. People try to create so many
problems for their OS that it was never intended to deal with and then end
up becoming upset with the OS because it isn't behaving correctly. Why do
you feel you need to dual boot? If it is just for fun then have at it. If it
is necessary for production to have two OS then get a second system and
install XP to one and W2K to the other.

--

Harry Ohrn
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
www.webtree.ca/newlife/

> That mean I need to reinstall win98/w2k.
> But any other habit will be changed. If put win98&2k in same partition,
> then can use the same reference for example c:\program files\microsoft
> visual studio\vb98, then I can save more disk space. But after put them
in
> two partition, then need to put the vb98 in drive D, and when 98(or in the
> feature xp) boot, the boot partition will be C, and the partition of w2k
> maybe will be E. And the same for w2k boot, the boot partition will be C,
> win98 partition will be E. And never put the shared file(s) in both two
> partition ?

> Seems running both WinXP & Win2K in same computer is not a good idea ?

> > You can't run XP and W2K on the same partition. If you wish to keep your
> > existing W2K you will need a repartitioning tool like Partition Magic 7
or
> > if you are fairly computer savvy you might try BootIt NG. Split your
drive
> > using a repartitioning tool and make the first partition Win2K then do
an
> > New Install to install XP to the second partition. However given all the
> > messing around you've done so far I would strongly suggest that you
backup
> > everything that is important to you, wipe your drive and start new.
> Install
> > Windows 2K fresh then XP.

> > --

> > Harry Ohrn
> > www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
> > www.webtree.ca/newlife/

by **Kent Li** » Wed, 03 Apr 2002 10:20:10

Well, I only own one computer at home, I wish to use W2k Svr for learning
the AD, and need WinXP for light weight workload (boot faster, less CPU
usage) & more easier interface, for I still need to do some work like
documenting.. etc.

So, for the compupter at my home, sure I am the only one architect. And had
to face to pain of installing multi OS in the only one computer (And I've
faced this pain since last night for planning doing that). :-(

Thanks for your advice. I will take care of the troubles at my best.

Installing more than 1 OS on each partition is asking for trouble.

Any potential savings in hard drive space will be negated by the troubles
you will no doubt encounter.

There are warnings about this while you are installing the OS. If you
choose not to heed those warnings, you are only the architect of your own
doom.

--
Jason Tsang - Windows XP MVP - DTS & Associate Expert

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://support.microsoft.com/support/mvp/

Find out about the Windows XP Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

by **Kent Li** » Wed, 03 Apr 2002 10:25:30

I only have one computer at home and having space & enough money to buy
another. So I need to install one OS with AD and other OS with lower
workload. :-(
I agree with installing each OS in each computer for production computers.
But many of us only have one comupter at home, some of us have two, and very
less have more than two, because even we got enough money to buy them, we
still need to care about the space in the room to place them together.

And seems I need to face to the pain of installing diff OS in same computer
again. :-(

Quote:> Kent you can try what you want but you must realize that even dual setups
on
> separate partitions are not really supported. People try to create so many
> problems for their OS that it was never intended to deal with and then end
> up becoming upset with the OS because it isn't behaving correctly. Why do
> you feel you need to dual boot? If it is just for fun then have at it. If
it
> is necessary for production to have two OS then get a second system and
> install XP to one and W2K to the other.

> --

> Harry Ohrn
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
> www.webtree.ca/newlife/

by **MilleCit** » Wed, 03 Apr 2002 21:34:41

Hi Kent!
Im runing Win98/XP in differant partitions but I still install all the
programs in the same folder. Both in 98 and XP.
So if u have 2 partitions with w2k and xp just install the programs in the
same folder and u save space. Install first in w2k then in xp.

Good Luck!
/MilleCito

> Well, I only own one computer at home, I wish to use W2k Svr for learning
> the AD, and need WinXP for light weight workload (boot faster, less CPU
> usage) & more easier interface, for I still need to do some work like
> documenting.. etc.

> So, for the compupter at my home, sure I am the only one architect. And
had
> to face to pain of installing multi OS in the only one computer (And I've
> faced this pain since last night for planning doing that). :-(

> Thanks for your advice. I will take care of the troubles at my best.

> Installing more than 1 OS on each partition is asking for trouble.

> Any potential savings in hard drive space will be negated by the troubles
> you will no doubt encounter.

> There are warnings about this while you are installing the OS. If you
> choose not to heed those warnings, you are only the architect of your own
> doom.

> --
> Jason Tsang - Windows XP MVP - DTS & Associate Expert

> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/mvp/

> Find out about the Windows XP Expert Zone -
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

by **Gugu** » Thu, 04 Apr 2002 00:21:07

Quote:> That mean I need to reinstall win98/w2k.
> But any other habit will be changed. If put win98&2k in same
partition,
> then can use the same reference for example c:\program
files\microsoft
> visual studio\vb98, then I can save more disk space. But after put
them in
> two partition, then need to put the vb98 in drive D, and when 98(or
in the
> feature xp) boot, the boot partition will be C, and the partition of
w2k
> maybe will be E. And the same for w2k boot, the boot partition will
be C,
> win98 partition will be E. And never put the shared file(s) in both
two
> partition ?

> Seems running both WinXP & Win2K in same computer is not a good idea

?

This is exactly the reason why you should not install two different os
in the same partitin.

For example, Win98, 2K and XP all create the same \program
files\common files folder in the default partition but the files they
install in them are different and are certainly incompatible with each
other.

The end result, your media player may work in XP but not in
win98...etc etc.

Installing different os in the same partition is 'fatal'.

by **Gugu** » Thu, 04 Apr 2002 00:30:38

> Hi Kent.
> I have just done a dual boot system with Win 98 and XP using
Partition Magic
> 7.0. This is an easy tool to use and gives you want you want,
especially
> since you will have to reorganise your disc considerably to have
dual boot.

> --
> Regards :- Ron H.

> Victoria :- Australia

I think XP will automatically modify your boot.ini to creat dual boot
if it detects you have win98 already installed.

The trick seems to be installing XP after Win98 and not the other way
around as win98 wont create dual boot automatically.

DD

by **Kent Li** » Thu, 04 Apr 2002 12:48:06

Thanks, I will.

Quote:> Hi Kent!
> Im runing Win98/XP in differant partitions but I still install all the
> programs in the same folder. Both in 98 and XP.
> So if u have 2 partitions with w2k and xp just install the programs in the
> same folder and u save space. Install first in w2k then in xp.

> Good Luck!
> /MilleCito

by **Sam Hobb** » Sat, 27 Apr 2002 05:36:32

I might misunderstand but if I do not then it is probably not necessary to
have other software such as vb98 in the same partition. Some software will
put all of it's configuration information in the system registry, so the
drive letter can be different for multiple systems. I think there is a good
chance that vb98 is like that. Also, Windows 2000 and XP (even NT) will
allow you to specify a drive letter for a partition, so that is a potential
solution.

I think I saw a MS KB article about how to install software for more than
one system, but I did not bookmark it. See if you can find something like
that.

> That mean I need to reinstall win98/w2k.
> But any other habit will be changed. If put win98&2k in same partition,
> then can use the same reference for example c:\program files\microsoft
> visual studio\vb98, then I can save more disk space. But after put them
in
> two partition, then need to put the vb98 in drive D, and when 98(or in the
> feature xp) boot, the boot partition will be C, and the partition of w2k
> maybe will be E. And the same for w2k boot, the boot partition will be C,
> win98 partition will be E. And never put the shared file(s) in both two
> partition ?

> Seems running both WinXP & Win2K in same computer is not a good idea ?

> > You can't run XP and W2K on the same partition. If you wish to keep your
> > existing W2K you will need a repartitioning tool like Partition Magic 7
or
> > if you are fairly computer savvy you might try BootIt NG. Split your
drive
> > using a repartitioning tool and make the first partition Win2K then do
an
> > New Install to install XP to the second partition. However given all the
> > messing around you've done so far I would strongly suggest that you
backup
> > everything that is important to you, wipe your drive and start new.
> Install
> > Windows 2K fresh then XP.

> > --

> > Harry Ohrn
> > www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
> > www.webtree.ca/newlife/

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