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You need to install W2k on a different partition than XP. That is your only limitation prpbably.<br />
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If you do not have a spare partiton, then use PQ Magic to create one.<br />
The partition does not have to be empty to install W2k.<br />
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I hope this helps !<br />

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You need to install W2k on a different partition than XP. That is your only limitation prpbably.

If you do not have a spare partiton, then use PQ Magic to create one.
The partition does not have to be empty to install W2k.

I hope this helps !


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Try installing Win2000 on the other partition. If it installs then boot to your XP CD and do a Repair to get the XP bootloader back in place.<br />
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<a href="http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm</a><br />
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How To Repair Windows XP by Reinstalling
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Try installing Win2000 on the other partition. If it installs then boot to your XP CD and do a Repair to get the XP bootloader back in place.

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm [http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm]
click on
How To Repair Windows XP by Reinstalling

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This is the information I was seeking.Appreciate the responses to all.
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This is the information I was seeking.Appreciate the responses to all.

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Have a development machine with XP already installed. Plenty of drive space available, but already partitioned. Is it possible to install W2K and have the dual boot option? If not, could I use Partition Magic as a possible solution to repartition the drive and then install W2K?
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Have a development machine with XP already installed. Plenty of drive space available, but already partitioned. Is it possible to install W2K and have the dual boot option? If not, could I use Partition Magic as a possible solution to repartition the drive and then install W2K?

Running XP and W2K On Same Machine

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.