98/2k Pro dual boot or 2K Pro/XP dual boot?

[Huijun]

98/2k Pro dual boot or 2K Pro/XP dual boot?

Which one is better? I'm currently using XP but there're some nasty problems with certain programs like Works and some of my games don't work too well without crashing.

And um, does anyone know a good guide for doing dual O/Ses and one which describes the order for installing the drivers(NIC, sound card, graphic drivers, printer, scanner, )? =P I haven't done dual O/Ses for a long time.

Also, I just installed a new hard disk. I should make it an extended partition, right(and I presume I can use Win XP's disk management to format, etc.)? I don't intend to install any O/Ses on this hard disk, just for storing data on it.


Thanks

 

[Huijun]

Damn, can someone help, pls? =P

 

[NogginBoink]

Fer cryin' out loud, use one operating system.

If you're having problems with XP, find and fix the problems; don't resort to dual booting. You're solving the wrong problem.

 

[azkiwi]

I tend to agree with Noggin. I had 98SE/2K Pro on a system for a long time and it just slowly deteriorated (irretrievably) over time. 2k runs Works and other old progs just fine and its soooo much more stable..

Pick one and invest the time to eradicate the bugs.

 

[Huijun]

Errr... so does anyone else have any comments??

I thought it would be useful to have a 2nd o/s in case things crop up in the 1st o/s and then, I can do my homework in the 2nd o/s. =P

 

[amdskip]

One operating system=less headaches. It can be a real pain to run 2 ops. Run 2k and be done with it, doesn't screw up hardly ever if you have more common sense than the average computer user.

 

[bETAbILLY]

Why dont you try to use the compatibility wizard in XP?

 

[TomBilliodeaux]

I agree with the compatible wizard also.
But if you want security for a bombed o/s beyond recovery of going back to a saved setpoint, then you are really having problems.
what i used to do (pre Wxp) was do a dual install of W2k. Installed on seperate partitions. Kept one as a plain, no frills install, and the other as my main o/s I used daily with all the applications installed.
Never had to resort to the no frills and finally deleted it.

But if you have multiple users for a computer, it may be worth some time to have such.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: Huijun
Errr... so does anyone else have any comments??

I thought it would be useful to have a 2nd o/s in case things crop up in the 1st o/s and then, I can do my homework in the 2nd o/s. =P

I use the following setup.

Win98SE - for all internet apps (ntp, mail, www, ftp) and PC games.
Win2k Pro - for all my office apps and other work-related applications.

No point in doing a Win2k/WinXP, unless you really want to. But just a warning, install Win2k Pro first on the primary partition and then WinXP on a secondary parition, or physical drive.

Don't listen to these people who say that multi-booting is a problem. Maybe it's a preference thing, but there are some things that tend to run better, if at all, on certain OS's and not others.

As for driver install order, usually, it's OS - motherboard drivers/inf files (may include onboard video and network drivers) - video - and then whatever else you may have.