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I want to trash win98se and install 2000. But i also want to reinstall and use 98 for gaming and other stuff that I dont want 2000 to do. Can I install 2000 and then 98 or wont that work?? I have heard that 98 will f up the boot manager for 2k. Is there a way around this? Let me know. Also, I have a 20 gig and I also have a 13 that I might sell. How should I config the partitions? 15 - 5 or 10 - 10 or what? Any suggestions or ideas r welcome.

Thanx,
linman

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You have to install Win98 first and then Win2K within it afterwards.

You should have 3gigs for the Win98 partition and the least should be 5gigs for the Win2k, 10gigs would be safe for Win2k. Install Win98 first, then within in, pop in the Win2k cd and start the install. Don't choose upgrade, rather, choose new/clean install and make sure further on you check the checkbox that tells the install to prompt you for which partition to install Win2k on. Later on, it'll prompt you, navigate to the right partition and you are set.
 
OK, should i make the Win2k part NTFS or should I leave it as FAT32?? Is there a way to fix the boot.ini file if I install 2000 in the first part. and 98 in the second?? That is what I want, not C-98 and D-2000, but C-2000 D-98. Help me out??

Thanx,
linman
 
I currently run the same way you want to run. This is what you do, parition C,D then format. Pop in your Windows 98 disk, start the installer, set the install path to D:\Windows when it asks you where you want to install (which ever drive \Windows is on all other Windows folders are installed, ie. Program Files) Then complete the installation.

Next pop in your Windows 2000 disk, set it to install to the C drive, under FAT32 (setting it to NTFS will not allow Windows 98 to access ANY information from the Drive, and NTFS is primarily used for security reasons and when running mission critical servers, etc..) Finish the install of 2K, next time you reboot, you get the NT boot menu with 2000/98 on it.

There ya go, ask if you have any more questions.

--Mark

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If you do intall 2000 first, and then 98, yes it'll mess up the boot loader and default boot into 98. Simply pop in the Windows 2000 CD, select repair, and the boot record will be overwritten with the NT Boot loader.
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