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Installing Virtual Environments on Win98

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by dave.raj

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Hi, I am doing a M.C.S.E course and I wanted to install a virtual environment on my laptop so I can install Win2000 server disk without causing any conflicts to my current environment.I downloaded a virtual environment from vmware.com but this is not compatible for Win98.Now is there anywhere else I can download virtual environment or can I create a disk partition on my laptop where it wont conflict with my Win98 desktop. Can anyone help please?
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by saihib

Why not make your laptop a dual-boot machine? With Win 98 installed you could use a program like Partition Magic to create a second partition where you could install Win2K or you could reformat and repartition your hard drive if you don't care about losing your current setup. In any event, make sure Win98 is installed first.

by jmstitt

Hi. Create a second partition to dual boot. You can install Windows 2000 in the second partition. If you want to access the Windows 2000 partition from your Windows 98 partition though, make sure you do not use NTFS. Windows 2000 can read all partitions (FAT 16, 32, NTFS), but Windows 98 can only read FAT 16 and 32. If your not worried about accessing the Windows 2000 partition from Windows 98, then you can format the Windows 2000 partition with NTFS.

by jmstitt

Hi. Create a second partition to dual boot. You can install Windows 2000 in the second partition. If you want to access the Windows 2000 partition from your Windows 98 partition though, make sure you do not use NTFS. Windows 2000 can read all partitions (FAT 16, 32, NTFS), but Windows 98 can only read FAT 16 and 32. If your not worried about accessing the Windows 2000 partition from Windows 98, then you can format the Windows 2000 partition with NTFS.

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