changes in dual boot

[lighthse]

currently i'm on dualboot win2k pro and win98...
but i don't want win98 anymore and wish to replace win98 with win2k advance server...

so can i just format that win98 drive partition with ntfs and install win2k advance server? and continue using dualboot but with win2k pro and advance server?🙂

 

[lighthse]

update

 

[IamDavid]

What partition is Win98 located on? If its on the boot partition ya have to do a few more things.

 

[lighthse]

win98 is located @ primary partition

 

[TomBilliodeaux]

Life would have been easier if you had a small primary (250mb - Fat16) to house your mbr stuff.
Then you can install/uninstall without bothering the other bootables.

edit: If you have enough room (doubt it) on your C for Adv.Server,
you may be able to just install it and repair your boot.ini file that tells where your other o/s is. Also you need to have ntldr file, which may get installed with adv.server.
I would definitly place that small partition as C: primary and create a new logical for adv.Server.NTFS.
Perhaps the more experienced guys will comment on this.

 

[obenton]

Should be no problem. Another w2k install will obviously produce the proper boot menu. So that you can access your current w2k while all this messing with C: is going on, you can make a boot floppy that will boot your current w2k. Just format a floppy using w2k, and to it from C:\ copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini.

 

[lighthse]

so C:\ copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini
and i boot using the floppy into my current win2k pro which is my d:
and from there format c: with ntfs and install win2k advance server into c: ...and get everything easily done....with dualboot win2k pro and adv server...

am i correct? did i miss out any steps?

 

[obenton]

Looks OK.