Windows Forum

Ask something
Discussion Locked

Dual boot Windows 98 and XP

0 helpful
2 replies

by gl26

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.
I am looking for a step by step procedure to dual boot Windows 98 and Windows XP. I have two HDD, one connected to the master IDE channel and one to the slave.

2 replies

by thechas

The best way to set up a dual-boot system is to install W98 on the "C" drive.
Then install XP onto an alternate partition of your choice.
XP will automatically setup the system for dual boot if you set things up this way.

The file that controlsthe dual boot is boot.ini
If you search Microsoft's web site for boot.ini and bootcfg you will get a wealth of inforamtion on the boot.ini commands and syntax.

If you want to add dual boot with XP already installed, you need to either manually add boot.ini and the XP boot files to the "C" drive, or use a boot manager.

by gl26

I have files on the primary partition of the second HDD and would like these to be acccessible to Windows XP (installed on C drive). If Win 98 is installed on this 2nd primary partition, will these files still be available? I now have a boot manager(Acronis OS selector 5) and would like to carry out this exercise as soon as possible.

This discussion is closed to new replies.