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INSTALL Win98

I would like to re-install
Win98 SE (for PC's w/o Windows.)

I have 2 HDD. One is a 60GB that is partitioned. One of the partitions is my C:drive. The other drive is a 10GB HDD (drive letter D) that I use as a backup drive. I routinely use Norton Ghost to create an image of C to D.

I was thinking about using one of my extra partitions to do the new install and then Ghost it to C. Alternately, I could do the install on the 10GB drive and then Ghost it to C. I'd like some guidance in this matter. Also....
How do I direct the install to the correct drive letter?

Thank you
Danny
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I recently have done what you are talking about and everytime I would access something on the other bootable drive including open "my computer" it would crash.  I deleted the Command.com file from the other bootable hard drive and my problems were solved.

I have this working on a system with a seperate IDE controller that allows me to specify WHICH drive I boot from.  Actually, I can boot every OS from Windows 95 to 2000 on this system with even room for Linux.  It has a total of six hard drives four on the ATA-66 controller that was built in which are all set for DUAL Boot I have one that is a win95&NT4.0, one with 98&NT4.0 one with 98SE and 2000 and one with ME and 2000, and a variety of Linux OSs bootable.  It works reliably, but it was a pain in the neck to set it up!
You will actually have to disconnect the drive that you call "C" for this installation and reconnect it later as when using the Full Retail version it will look at your system and see that you already have it set up on "C" and ask if you want to replace it?  Then you can set it up on "D" but it will affect your MBR.
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Thank you.
I'll give it a go and respond if I run into any snags.
Thank you all.