I just got a new computer with Win XP installed, and now I want to install Win Me to the computer to create a dual booting. My question is how to create a dual booting if you install Win Me after you have installed Win XP. Plesae Help.
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1)Why Me, 98SE?
2)Would you consider a second hard-drive?
If so, there are 3 devices you could use:
1) removable hard-drive apparatus (expensive $40 - $120, plus removing hard-drives, well not something I would do)
2) Romtec makes a cool device.
3) There's another device off of Tom's Hardware, let's one turn a key to boot from second hard-drive.
First if you want XP partition & ME partition to see each other you'll need to make sure XP partition is FAT32 (not NTFS which is likely with a clean XP install).
Is the new PC a custom build or is it a brand name like IBM,Compaq,Packard Bell etc... which comes with a recovery disc type setup. Some of the latter have a hidden partition with the recovery data contained therein. You'll need to be careful if this is the case.
I would suggest you use 3rd party software like Partition Magic 7.0 which comes with a boot manager to allow you to set up a multi-boot. You could then change the partitions & resize them "on the fly" without corrupting data.
following extract from Microsoft site
http://support.microsoft.c
To Create a Multiple-Boot System with Windows XP and MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me
NOTE : You cannot install both Windows 95 and Windows 98 in a multiple-boot configuration. Windows 98 is intended as an upgrade to Windows 95 and it will try to use the same boot file.
You have to install Windows XP only after installing MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me to prevent these operating systems from overwriting the Windows XP boot sector and the Windows XP startup files.
To create a multiple-boot system with Windows XP and MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me:
Ensure that your hard disk is formatted with the correct file system.
Install the multiple operating systems into separate volumes, in the following order: MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and then Windows XP.
Do one of the following:
If you want a multiple-boot system with MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me along with Windows XP, install MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me, and then install Windows XP.
If you want a dual-boot system with only Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me, install Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me, and then install Windows XP.
Install each operating system according to the standard installation procedure.
say frakly i not goood in computer stuff but click this link:
http://support.microsoft.c
hope it help you
so you need to install XP into another driver rather than c: ?
because i have Windows 98SE, adn thinking of installing XP,
but then i thought to myself, XP uses c:\program files
therefore would it conflict with windows98SE software....
so i'm not sure, and if making a clean install of XP, we have to partition the drive? even though we install it as FAT32???
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by: pslhPosted on 2002-01-03 at 08:33:57ID: 6708009
chefPeter,
First, you need to make certain that you have at least over 2Gb partition other than from your OS of WinMe which is on C drive.
It is because WinXP Pro/home edition FAT32/NTFS both OS will use up 1.2 GB.
That means you need a D drive or E....etc.
If you have an upgrade version of WinXP Pro/home, put the WinXP cdrom in the cdrom drive while running WinMe.
Check compatibility first and see the report that will give you some information about your system for compatibility both hardware and software.
Then install WinXP.
Select a clean installation rather than upgrade to your existing WinMe.
Select drive D.
Proceed Installation.
It will start copying files, reboot itself and then start to ask you for formatting and partition in either FAT(FAT32) or NTFS.
After that, installation continues and reboot and at this stage is detecting your non-PnP and PnP hardwares.
Sometimes, you may be hang at this stage due to the driver of certain devices not found.
Just press Reset button and start again installation to pass through the previous failure.
It will proceed till finished.
After finished, inspect device manager.
Patricia / pslh
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