Question about Program installations w/ a Win98SE/Win2KPro dual boot setup...

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...I recently went from win98se to win2k pro and now am dual booting between them. I, for the most part followed this guide. Except I set up 2 20GB part's on a WD40GB, w/ Win98 SE on the primary and Win2k on the ext. as NTFS. My question here is about that guide's recommendation for installing in one OS, then the same application at the same location in another OS? For instance, I want to install Norton in win98. It will go in say C:\program files\Norton. Now, when I go to install the same program in Win2k, if I install in the same directory, will the NTFS file system make that inaccesible by Win98?

 

[Dyngoe]

Hi,

As far as I know(a little more than nothing), you will be fine if you don't install into your NTFS partition. NTFS only holds security on an NTFS partition. Simple enough.

As Always,
D

 

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<< ...For instance, I want to install Norton in win98. It will go in say C:\program files\Norton. Now, when I go to install the same program in Win2k, if I install in the same directory, will the NTFS file system make that inaccesible by Win98? >>



that should be fine. like Dyngoe said, just remember that win98 can't see NTFS, so if you're sharing programs, they'll all have to be on the C: drive.

btw...be careful about sharing too many programs, i've run into issues trying to do that too much. decide which ones you REALLY need to share, and then double install everything else if you have to...you've certainly got enough room for it