Creating Dual Boot XP,98 on seperate drives ?

b104 · 6th Nov 2005, 09:32 PM

This is a question Adrian & others have answered b4 but I need to update the Q.I have an Abit IC7-G m/brd,80gb sata drive & a 10gb ata drive that I want to dual boot. XP on the 80 & I have a serillel adapter for the 10gb win98(not SE).I want to reformat both drives completely & hopefully someone can give me a step by step sequence (within reason)of which drive to install first (or plug both in at start) & whether there is any affect from using the adaptor. (And if any bios changes)
Basically I'm after a screen when I turn my computer on ,that asks me which op sys I want to use.

Adrian Wong · 7th Nov 2005, 12:50 AM

Well, you should install Windows 98 first. Then when you install Windows XP, it will detect the Windows 98 installation and automatically create a multi-boot option at startup.

b104 · 8th Nov 2005, 08:36 PM

Thank's again,people are usually a bit uncertain about the combination of two diff drives & two diff op systems regarding this question (& the serilell adaptor).Now ,just have to remember dos & installing win98, which XP has made alot easier to forget how to do.

Adrian Wong · 8th Nov 2005, 11:50 PM

No problem.

b104 · 10th Nov 2005, 08:39 PM

Last Question on this,any takers. If I start with 98,I'm going to be looking at a dos screen so how will I determine which is :C &

? Should I reformat the intended XP drive before plugging both drives in?
Asking mainly because once my machine is down it becomes more of a problem to ask any minor questions!
Why does that yellow smiley face appear directly after :C&-,yet it appears as

when I click on edit?
LOL,Once again when I type semi colon D it appears as smiley. X-files.

Chai · 10th Nov 2005, 09:01 PM

Er... It's c:\, not :c\

Chai · 10th Nov 2005, 09:03 PM

To answer your question, just boot with the Windows 98, it should be bootable.

How to determine which drive is which? Use dir command and check for HDD space?

b104 · 10th Nov 2005, 09:32 PM

Thanks for correcting my error but I was'nt typing commands into the forum.As I mentioned using XP this long makes it easy to forget all the commands.So is it needless to reformat XP drive before plugging both in?

Chai · 10th Nov 2005, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b104

Thanks for correcting my error but I was'nt typing commands into the forum.As I mentioned using XP this long makes it easy to forget all the commands.So is it needless to reformat XP drive before plugging both in?

Preferably, if you don't want troubles.

6th Nov 2005, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	Creating Dual Boot XP,98 on seperate drives ? This is a question Adrian & others have answered b4 but I need to update the Q.I have an Abit IC7-G m/brd,80gb sata drive & a 10gb ata drive that I want to dual boot. XP on the 80 & I have a serillel adapter for the 10gb win98(not SE).I want to reformat both drives completely & hopefully someone can give me a step by step sequence (within reason)of which drive to install first (or plug both in at start) & whether there is any affect from using the adaptor. (And if any bios changes) Basically I'm after a screen when I turn my computer on ,that asks me which op sys I want to use. Last edited by b104 : 6th Nov 2005 at 09:38 PM.

7th Nov 2005, 12:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,939 Reputation: 2958 Rep Power: 65	Well, you should install Windows 98 first. Then when you install Windows XP, it will detect the Windows 98 installation and automatically create a multi-boot option at startup. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

8th Nov 2005, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	Thank's again,people are usually a bit uncertain about the combination of two diff drives & two diff op systems regarding this question (& the serilell adaptor).Now ,just have to remember dos & installing win98, which XP has made alot easier to forget how to do. __________________ B104

8th Nov 2005, 11:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,939 Reputation: 2958 Rep Power: 65	No problem. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

10th Nov 2005, 08:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	Last Question on this,any takers. If I start with 98,I'm going to be looking at a dos screen so how will I determine which is :C & ? Should I reformat the intended XP drive before plugging both drives in? Asking mainly because once my machine is down it becomes more of a problem to ask any minor questions! Why does that yellow smiley face appear directly after :C&-,yet it appears as when I click on edit? LOL,Once again when I type semi colon D it appears as smiley. X-files. __________________ B104 Last edited by b104 : 10th Nov 2005 at 08:46 PM.

10th Nov 2005, 09:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,662 Reputation: 3984 Rep Power: 72	Er... It's c:\, not :c\ __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

10th Nov 2005, 09:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,662 Reputation: 3984 Rep Power: 72	To answer your question, just boot with the Windows 98, it should be bootable. How to determine which drive is which? Use dir command and check for HDD space? __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

10th Nov 2005, 09:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	Thanks for correcting my error but I was'nt typing commands into the forum.As I mentioned using XP this long makes it easy to forget all the commands.So is it needless to reformat XP drive before plugging both in? __________________ B104