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Alex W. Loyal user 211 Posts 
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What is the best way to set up my hard drive so I can have Win98 with Win2000? Should I install Win98 first, then make a new partition and install Win2000 on it? I have Win2000 installed right now, but it doesn't want me to install Win98 from here or DOS.
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Peedlkyle New user I live in my house 98 Posts
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If only you could get rid of Windows 2000. Worst OS made for a long time. Would be much easier to backup important stuff and do a clean install of 98 instead of 2000. It really is an upgrade. Try going to techtv.com and asking in their forums. The people there are very knowledgeable(sp?) and helpful.
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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Vilago Loyal user 230 Posts
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Well, I disagree with Peedkyle 100%. I am a tech trainer, and I teach the network administrators how to work with Win2000. It's definately a superior product when compared to W98.
First of all, you cannot install w98 or DOS if you already have W2K...you have to go from oldest to newest. If you insist on keeping W98, then I'd recommend installing it first, then put W2k on a separate partition. Remember to NEVER format your C: drive with NTFS...otherwise, you'll never be able to boot into W98 again. Bottom line: get rid of W98 and upgrade entirely to W2K...any questions, PM me. Dan |
Steven Steele Chief of Staff 1868 Posts
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I dumped Windows 98 years ago, when Windows 2000 came out. I made the change and have never looked back. My son who was a die hard 98SE fan finally moved over to 2000 and his only regret is he didn't do it sooner.
If you are insistent on having both OS's on your system, the easiest way to do it is with Norton System Commander. There are other ways of doing it...like Vilago above stated as well as using Partition Magic and a couple of others, but I found System Commander to do the best job (the easiest too). Good Luck, Steven
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aznviet6uy Veteran user Santa Rosa, CA 315 Posts
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get rid of windows 2000 then get 98 on it, after that install the 2000 programs. this is what i did
-Chris
shhh..... I see Magicians.....
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RiffClown Inner circle Yorktown, Virginia (Previously Germany) 1579 Posts
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On 2003-01-11 22:34, Vilago wrote: Exactly!!!
Rob "Riff, the Magical Clown" Eubank aka RiffClown
<BR>http://www.riffclown.com <BR>Magic is not the method, but the presentation. |
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Peedlkyle New user I live in my house 98 Posts
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It's just my opinion that 98 and XP are the superior. I'm no preofessional, but for home use, I've seen a lot of problems with 2K.
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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RiffClown Inner circle Yorktown, Virginia (Previously Germany) 1579 Posts
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I run 7 different operating systems on my home network
XP 2000 (both professional and server) 98 (first edition, I didn't like SE or ME even though I have both available) Mandrake Linux Redhat Linux BeOS QNX I have one machine with 98 that has never crashed so to an extent, I see your point. I refuse to load any other OS on it even though I have better OSs available. I'm running XP Home on this machine and it suits me pretty well but when I really need to do my multimedia editing or serious graphic work I plug in my Win 2000 drive. The only problems I have seen with Win 2K are either user related or the result of improper device drivers. Just my 2 cents. A good forum for Windows related issues can be found HERE.
Rob "Riff, the Magical Clown" Eubank aka RiffClown
<BR>http://www.riffclown.com <BR>Magic is not the method, but the presentation. |
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Vilago Loyal user 230 Posts
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Peedkyle,
I've heard a lot of horror stories too, but overall W2K seems to be hands down more stable and usable than W98. I had many problems with W98 that all went away as soon as I installed W2K. As Rob points out, almost always any problems lie in the device drivers being used or user error. Now, XP, on the other hand... 
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Dennis Michael Inner circle Southern, NJ 5821 Posts
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Well, I've had them all.
Win 1.0 Win 3.1 Win 95 Win 98 Win ME Win 2000 and Now I have Win XP and love it I had no choice, I'm a "power user" which needs Lots of HD space, Video Memory and RAM Memory. My Video Card cost more than the computer system. Each upgrade was a blessing. Now I am networked in the home. Go for the upgrade!
Dennis Michael
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Vilago Loyal user 230 Posts
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Like anything else new, there may be some problems with both W2K and XP, but the benefits far outweigh (my opinion) the growing pains...I also like XP a lot and use it every day.
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Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts
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On 2003-01-12 14:31, DenDowhy wrote: Why is Windows 1.0 on a list of operating systems? Windows 1.0 was an application suite with a graphical user interface, not an operating system. I don't care for Windows XP. I don't think Microsoft needs to be informed every time I install new software. |
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Alex W. Loyal user 211 Posts
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Well, I did it, and it worked.
Now I have Win2000 and Win98 installed. |
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