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Windows 2000 System Volume

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by ftbd

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I have copies of windows 98, 200 & Xp, which I use for different purposes. I use bootmagic to switch between windows 98 & the 2 NT based systems, but I have found it simpler to boot to a primary partition, & have that refer to the windows 2000 or XPsystems using the boot.ini. However I do not want to use an existing system to do this because when I do a clean install periodically (which I invariably do) I have to set it all up again. Is there a way I can manually create a system volume to leave as primary, while booting to boot partitions in my extended partition, only I have as yet failed to isolate the files needed by a boot partition

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by cg it

Well you can develop your own program but there are a bunch of 3rd party software that can do the job you want. System Commander ( and also it's disk utility program partition commander) is one such program that creates it's own command com and Boot.ini file in the boot sector of your hard drive and allows you install, uninstall and to boot from multiple O/S's.

by cg it

Rapidad's idea is one I would never have thought of an is truly unique and worthy of trying. (going to test that out here on a test system). Thanks Rapidad!

by rapidad

I like DR's answer but there is another that i use for my sons computer. I wil not allow a win 98 online from my location so he has 3 different disk of the same size that are in carriers that get swapped when he
1. wants to go online w2k
2. play fast games win98
3. goof around in linux linux 7.3

this can be done for less tha 200.00

by henrywi

for windows2k ms said the best OS to dualbooting is FAT 16 or FAT 32 you can install the first OS on it like win 98 and then on the next volumen you can install ntfs on it for win2k i recomend you use ntfs 5 where you have more option for security, spar, and mount point volumen, remember the boot.ini has to be in the first partition that is 16 or 32

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