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Can Windows 2000 co-exist with NT 4.0

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by teinfo

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Can I install Windows 2000 Professional version onto the same computer that is running NT 4.0 server with SP6a. Is there any conflicts or may the installation crash my existing NT 4.0

Any expert's suggestion . Thanks

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by parbo

It should coexist fine. Win2k uses ntfs5 instead of 4 but since you already have nt4o loaded it will not cause any problems. The Win2k bootloader will be used for both OS's. Both will be in seperate directories so that also eliminates problems. i have done it many times with success.
Good luck

by cmurphy-mcse

Yes they will work just fine in a dual boot situation as long as you use different computer names for W2K and NT and install in different partitions.

Good Luck!

by culizard

I know someone already said this, but just to clarify for anyone else watching, NT4 and Win2k can coexist peacefully as long as NT4 is running service pack 4 or better. The reason for this is that Win2k converts all NTFS partitions to NTFSv5, whichWinNT SP3 and below cannot read. Also keep in mind that if you have to reinstall WinNT in the future, its difficult because the standard install CD / Install disks can't properly read the partitions on the hard drive after its been upgraded to NTFSv5. Good Luck

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