Can't install Win98 as dual boot with NT

Try using Setup /is instead of just running setup. This basically skips running scandisk in the begining and goes right to the gui part of setup.

Mark

Install it to one of the drives that are fat, and use the dual boot feature, it should detect the Win98 and add the option automaticly for you. also make sure the drive you install win98 on has and active partition on it so you can boot from the drive. if you still have a problem shut the other drives off in the bios and do the win98 install then turn the drives back on when you are done. this should work for you.

Install it to one of the drives that are fat, and use the dual boot feature, it should detect the Win98 and add the option automaticly for you. also make sure the drive you install win98 on has and active partition on it so you can boot from the drive. if you still have a problem shut the other drives off in the bios and do the win98 install then turn the drives back on when you are done. this should work for you.

Boot with the win98 boot disk, and either
do one of two things.

1. Delete the existing partion on D, and then create another, using the Fdisk defaults.

2. Delete the NON DOS partition of E, and then create another, using the Fdisk defaults.

Reboot, again with the boot disk, and run
setup, choosing either the new D or new E you have created.

Once Win98 is installed, you should be able to set it up as an option.

Typically you should have windows 98 installed first. This is because NT is actually intelligent enough to recognize the existing install. Doing it the way you are is taxing poor old win98. If you don't want to start all over...run FDISK and delete the NTFS partition on E. Install win98 on "D" and then create the NTFS partition.

Everywhere I have read about dual booting NT and 9x, all say that 9x has to go one first.
9x cannot read NTFS, I think 9x only uses fat 16.
Have you tried formating D or E with a 9x boot disk? Maybe that could change the fat system.

The last two answers are correct, you cannot install 98 over NT to make a dual boot. You have to install 9X first then install NT.

[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
D:\="Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition"

This is a boot.ini file from one of our local systems. Notice that win9x is booting disk1 partition3 and NT is booting disk2 partition2, and yes NT was installed first. They both still boot from c: in a way, as that is where boot.ini, NTLDER, and such files are located.
Win9x can not see NTFS. The NTFS drive will not be assigned a drive letter by win9x. Using fdisk dos7 can see the partition as non-dos, but that is it. Partition Magic can see it, and maybe tell win9x about it, but win9x/dos7 can not seethe file system, only the partition.
Either OS can go first but it is much easier all around to put win9x on the first partition on the first IDE HD, then install NT on the NTFS partition. Win will get c: and d:, cd goes to e: -- NT will get c: d: e: and cd goes to f: ...
I use linux or OS/2 fdisk, then format with the MS OS that will use the drive. And before anyone replies with ohhhh ohhhhhh ohhhhh you can't do that, well i did and do and will again ... i haven't lost one yet and have had lots of fun and success by keeping things straight right from the start.
My recommendation is to get rid of PM, however useful it may be, install win9x to c:\ and NT to E:. It can all be accomplished with MS tools and the normal custom OS installation routines, and will be reliable afterwards for that reason.
Please know that I want to help you to have a good experience with this. Keep it simple and follow the basic rules given by dos and things will be fine. For more details, please writesoon or post a comment in this thread.

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