how do I dual-boot?

hi
i hope you have the winxp CD because you first need to install win2k.
1) creat 2 partitions and install win2k. you might need to download some drivers for win2k if your computer came with xp.
2)then install win xp. when you are asked to upgrade to xp say no. it will ask which partition to install xp on.chose the other drive that hasn't been used.
this should work
good luck and e-mail me if you have any more questions

Using the 4 boot floppies install W2K first,it will prompt you to install the cd and then ask what partition to load the operating system and file system of choice

Install Windows XP second so that it does not overwrite the boot ldr files,select fresh install and follow the on screen instructions

To change the boot menu order, boot computer into W2K
Click start->Settings->Control Panel,double-click the System icon and select the Advanced tab,select Startup and Recovery button and you canselect the boot order

I've never tried this but theoreticaly, it should work. Try installing Windows 2000 onto a seperate partition. Then when you boot into Windows 2000, edit the \boot.ini file to include an entry for the Windows XP installation.

You'll see a section called [Operating Systems] with lines like this:

multi(0)\disk(0)\rdisk(0)\partition(2) = Windows 2000 /fastdetect bla bla bla

copy that line except then change the partition(x) value to the value that XP is installed on and rename the "Windows 2000" part to "Windows XP."

Not sure but worth a try before reinstalling XP anyway.

Bus

They say you should install windows 2000 first in a seperate partition (preferably a seperate hard drive), but I installed XP first and then 2000 and that works just fine. For windows 9x and 2000 it matter which one you intall first but I don't think it matters which one you install first for XP and 2000.

As for the steps to dual-boot, it's pretty straight forward. Install the second OS just how you would install your first one. Just don't put it in the same partition or else it won't work. Remember, the OS that you install last will be your default OS, it is the first in the list to boot up. Hope this help! If you have any question or run into any problems, I'll be more than happy to help.