how to dual boot

canenero · Post by **canenero** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 8:00 am

i got to dual boot w98 and w2k. I know that i can do it formatting all the partition and installing w98 then w2k...but my w2k os is workin good and i need to reinstall only w98.
please help a poor idiot!!!

Micha · Post by **Micha** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 9:06 am

risky. Save your data first.
Win98 cannot recognize the W2k entry in the master boot record. So it overwrites it during your re-install. You can use the Repair option in the setup of W2k to correct this. Look for the command fixmbr.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;268106
for further information.

dbmac · Post by **dbmac** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 9:12 am

Check out System Commander
http://www.v-com.com/product/sc7_ind.html
It'll do what you want.
/dave

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 9:49 am

http://preview.connectix.com/trial/

looks somewhat pricey at first glance, but possibly able to improve performance significantly as you can have a bunch of specialized virtual machines with a lean Windows installation on each one.
You can freeze one system and instantly switch to over to another, or even let the background one continue.
I used it on Mac for years, it's worth a try.

cheers, Tom

canenero · Post by **canenero** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 7:07 am

thaks people!!
i'll try it asap

canenero · Post by **canenero** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 7:17 am

thanks micha...this is what i was lookin' for!!!