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Dual Boot (Win98 & WinXP)

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by skis

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I am presently using Win98. I would like to install WinXP on a 2nd partition of my hard drive. Since Win98 and WinXP use different drivers, will this be a problem? Also, I am using an ATA-66 driver for Win98, but if I upgrade it to WinXP, will Win98 still work?

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by cnlson

Win98 and WinXP use different drivers, will this be a problem? -- not usually
if I upgrade it to WinXP, will Win98 still work? yes the win98 partition is left alone except for the addition of files that allow booting to the other os. so no driversare shared.
the system i am working on right now has winME/2k pro/xp pro/2k server each in their own partition and with their own drivers. no interference.
the win98 partition will be seen by both os. if you make the winXP system ntfs you will NOTbe able to see/access it in 98

good luck!

by skis

I found the answer very helpful. I still haven't installed WinXP yet due to resource issues (hard drive space, CPU usage, etc), but I will do so in the future.

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