I'm sorry, I misunderstood your question in your earlier post, I thought
Windows 98 was already installed. Yes, it is possible to do what you
want but it can be a most frustrating exercise! I have found this to be
easier to do if the Windows 2000 installation is on an NTFS partition.
If all the partitions are FAT the fun begins! In these cases I have
simply found that using a third party boot manager is the easiest way to
accomplish the dual boot. The information on these pages should be useful:
Dual-Boot Centre
http://www.thpc.info/dualboot.html
Cannot start Windows 2000 or Windows XP after you install Windows 98 or
Windows 98 Second Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293089
John
computerguy wrote:
> Hi John John,
>
> What I meant was this:
> 1) Win2k is installed on the C: partition and is the current boot partition.
> 2) I want to add a Win98SE dual boot on the D: partition
>
> Will the Win98SE setup allow an installation on a partition other than the
> C: ?
>
> TIA,
> -GB
>
> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:eFtiJ$S3GHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>>The "C" and "D" drive assignments can be misleading. Without knowing how
>>the operating systems were installed and what happened when you replaced
>>the Windows 2000 drive it's hard to see the real picture. Try doing the
>>sys command and see. If worse comes to worse you can always boot the
>>operating systems with a third party boot loader like BootItNG or XOSL.
>>
>>As for the Windows 98 updates question you might want to ask in one of
>>the Windows 98 groups.
>>
>>John
>>
>>computerguy wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I presume therefore that Win98SE has an installation/setup option that
>>>allows one to install to a partition/drive other than the C: drive (say
>
> to
>
>>>D:)? I have never tried to do that before and just want to make sure
>
> before
>
>>>I start!
>>>
>>>Another question concerns Win98SE updates? Although support is no longer
>>>available does Windows update still work for Win98SE? If not are the
>
> updates
>
>>>available somewhere and will I have to install each one manually?
>>>
>>>TIA,
>>>-GB
>>>
>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>>news:%2358f73Q2GHA.4976@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Make a Windows 2000 Emergency Repair Disk and get a Windows 98 boot disk
>>>>and follow the instructions here:
>>>
>>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=153762
>>>
>>>
>>>>The same instructions as the MS-DOS ones also work for Windows 98.
>>>>After you "sys" the drive boot with the Windows 2000 cd and repair the
>>>>boot sector.
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>Computerguy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have a Win2k/Win98SE dual boot system, with Win2k on the C: drive and
>>>>>Win98SE on the D: drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>Unfortunately, my C: drive just died and I had to replace it. I have
>>>>>reinstalled Win2k on the new C: drive. Is there an easy way of
>>>
>>>reconfiguring
>>>
>>>
>>>>>the system for dual boot without having to reinstall Win98SE? I believe
>>>
>>>that
>>>
>>>
>>>>>I "only" need to repair the C: boot sector and edit the boot.ini file
>
> to
>
>>>add
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Win98SE but am not sure.What do I need to do?
>>>>>
>>>>>TIA,
>>>>>-GB
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>