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Old Feb 23rd, 05, 2:59 AM
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Multiboot in Windows 2000
I am thinking about doing a multiboot for Windows 2000, maybe with Windows 98 or something. However, I am not sure I can get it to work. It says I've just got to keep the OS files within its own volume. In addition, I have to make sure that the OS will share the same FAT system. I think I can do both, but the thing is, I'm not sure if the multi-boot screen will just pop up. I feel that there's still some kind of setting I need to get the PC to recognise.

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Partition the drive into 2 giving enough space for the Windows 2000 installation. To get a dual boot to work easily... install the older OS first. (98 THEN 2000)



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There is certainly a Win2000 setting which dictates whether the list of OSs should show and how long for.

Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
Select the Advanced tab and then go to the Startup and Recovery options where you will find the available settings.



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If you install Win2k after Win98, Win2k will automatically install its bootloader and add Win98 as a menu item. You shouldn't have to tweak anything.



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Sounds like it'll just automatically configure it. That's good. I've just got one more question: could the OS's be on different HDDs, or do they have to be on different volumes on the same HDD to make it work?

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To be honest? They can be on differant drives, but you're never going to get it to work smoothly. For now you should just partition one drive and install both OS's to it.



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