Help with Applications installation under Win 2k double boot system?

[bjassin]

I have a quick question that I am sure someone here can answer quickly. I am currently double booting Win 2k and Win Me. Each are on separate partitions--eg. C & D. I have all my applications installed in a separate partition---F. My question is this. I know that in order to save space it is recommended to install an application that I want to use under both OS's separately and into the same install folder.

BUT, can this cause problems? What if under Win 2k the application installer requires extra files or a separate type of application. Can installing the application into the same folder under win 2k and win me cause problems??

Are there any applications that would be better to install separately in different partitions??

Thanks,

BJ

 

[paulip88]

It generally works, but in some cases it may not. Personally, using generic applications like MS Office, Netscape, IM, ICQ and the like I have not experienced any problems.

 

[xtreme2k]

if you have the diskspace, install it at different drive/directories

that is what i did and i can be sure that there will be no conflict
only one bad thing is that my icq list and outlook express is not 'synchronised'

 

[easternerd]

Hi there,
It is Not Advisable !
There Are many reasons to tell this
Like registry settinfs differ and windows directories
differ and the files are modified according to the OS
so it may not mostlt work some App lile Dreamweaver ,
Winamp etc.. which do not have any work with the
registry or other key system folders or either does it
integrate with any crucial system components,These
kinds of Apps can be installed (no need twice Just
create a shortcut) which may prove to be enough,But your
settings may come to the defaults so be warned!
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[Ladi]

As long as the application is installed *in each operating system* there are generally no problems with it. Do *NOT* install once and just use a shortcut to run the app from the other OS.

~Ladi

 

[bjassin]

So, what I gather is that MS office and other 'major' applications don't have problems if they are installed in the same directory--as long as you run the installation process twice--once from each OS...is this correct?

Also, is there a short list of applications that FOR SURE should not be installed in this manner--ie. applications that you should have 2 copies of installed in separate directories under both Win Me and Win 2k??

Thanks,
BJ

 

[SUOrangeman]

Just be careful ... and ask yourself, "Do I really need this app in both Win9x and Win2K?" After you've used your system for a while, one OS will be a clear favorite. Just use the other for mucking around with stuff.

-SUO

 

[paulip88]

Generally what I do is this:

Since I know for a fact that I spend most of my time in Win2K or NT, I install all my productivity apps there. In fact, I install everything there except for some games. For the games that don't run well in Win2K, I install them in Win98.

I also install some basic stuff like IM on 98 just in case I want to use it while I'm in that OS. However, other less frequently used apps I don't even bother with. Its not worth the effort.

 

[setaanbomb]

I'm with Paulipp on this one. I only use Windows 98 for the applications and Games that do not function in Win2k. Office 2k, IE, and other major apps are best run under the best OS. Use Win98 strictly for the applications that do not work in win2k.

 

[Panther505]

I think that I may have gone 1 step too far on this. I have 2 different HDD that I have W2K and WinMe installed on. I use a Swappable drive bay to change back and forth. Me has about 4 Gb worth of Games installed and W2K has one (URT). This keeps me from downloading anything off of the web that may be infected and getting it on my "production"(the one that I do real work on)machine. Drive bay was only $12 and for $15 I could have gotten one that was guarenteed to support ATA66.