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duel boot win 98 win xp

Started by geordie , Feb 15 2005 12:16 PM

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geordie

Posted 15 February 2005 - 12:16 PM

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i have win 98 on my 20gb c: drive and zp on my 40 gb d: drive
would like to run zp on c: drive and d: for storage only
without having to reinstall xp is it possable
any help willbe very wellcome

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geordie

Posted 15 February 2005 - 12:17 PM

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sorry zp read xp

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SierraBear

Posted 24 February 2005 - 01:02 PM

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Hey Goerdie,
You should be able to physically swap the drives on the primary IDE controller with the XP OS set as master and the WIN 98 set as slave. Then the machine will boot to the C:\ drive first containing your copy of XP. You could change the boot sequence in the BIOS, but a physical swap makes more sense.
If you do not want an OS any longer on the D:\ drive and only wish to use it for storage, and have a 3.5 " FDD you can sterilize or erase it by going here:
http://staff.washing...ve/install.html
Read and follow the instructions carefully as a mistake could be costly! This is an excellent tool for removing ALL DATA, but it requires that you format the drive afterward for use. Otherwise, you could run FDISK on the D:\ drive. Good Luck! :tazz: