how do i dual-boot

extremgamer · February 16th, 2002

i have windows 98 installed
and i want to install windows xp but must programs dont work on windows xp so i want to dual boot but dont know how
so can any one guilde me through the steps

**Bgnome** · February 16th, 2002

you need something like partition magic to create a new partition on your hd. if you want it to be recognizable by your 98 os, then you must use the fat 32 filesystem. otherwise use the ntfs file system. once the new partition is formatted, you can install xp to it and it will take care of everything else.

extremgamer · February 16th, 2002

wat is the ntfs file system

**Bgnome** · February 16th, 2002

its a more efficient file system which is used only by win2k or xp.

extremgamer · February 16th, 2002

so is there a step by step way u can show me how to dual boot?
because im new to this dual boot stuff

**Betamax** · February 16th, 2002

I'd check out powerquests website (the authors of partition magic). They have good step by step guides for most common partitioning questions.

**Shiori** · February 16th, 2002

NTFS should not be used by casual users. I can see you don't know much about it, so stick with FAT32. That way, you'll get access to C:\ or wherever using a DOS bootdisk if something bad happened.

Soylvak · February 16th, 2002

uuum i don't know if you knew this but you can dual boot it just by installing windows xp...you did say you already had 98 right?

if you had xp installed before 98...that would be a problem but since you have 98 already installed,xp will detect it and make a dual boot by itself.

**Shiori** · February 17th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Soylvak

if you had xp installed before 98...that would be a problem

Not really.

Soylvak · February 17th, 2002

i went to microsoft and from what i heard it's virtually impossible to dual-boot after xp is installed...

**Snake785** · February 17th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Soylvak
i went to microsoft and from what i heard it's virtually impossible to dual-boot after xp is installed...

Sometimes you get lucky and it works. It worked with me but something happened with win 98 and I tried to reinstall it but unfortunetly, win98 overwritten the MBR and now things are screwed up on my comptuer. I somehow managed to get win2k back running on my computer but now I have a bunch of other OS's 'installed' but they aren't on my system. Oh well, I'll wait until March Break to fix up my computer...

[edit] btw, I have win2k not XP but its pretty much the same thing

Soylvak · February 17th, 2002

yeah lately i had alot of problems with my comp...mainly because of that ....TR64 plugin screwed up my comp good.

**Snake785** · February 17th, 2002

a plugin screwed up your computer? I never knew that could happen...:eyes:

Soylvak · February 17th, 2002

yeah i tried it in a n64 emulator...ever since i did that i had problems opening stuff or it's really slow-it gave me a fatal error

**Snake785** · February 17th, 2002

Damn, That's gotta suck........

Soylvak · February 17th, 2002

i wanted to play bomberman 64 so bad so somebody on this forum said that tr64 worked for it ...i tried evry possible way with that plugin when....IT happened

**Shiori** · February 17th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Snake785
a plugin screwed up your computer? I never knew that could happen...:eyes:

hey, it just happened to me.

Soylvak · February 17th, 2002

Anybody here got bomberman 64 to run without it being all black???

**Snake785** · February 17th, 2002

Now, i should be more careful using some plugins now. *gets nervous* :eek: I'm getting a little scared that my computer doesn't screw up cause I don't like reinstalling windows all the time. It is a big waste of time!

Soylvak, I don't have Bomberman 64 so I can't help you out, sorry.

Soylvak · February 17th, 2002

alright i guess i should ask in n64 section

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extremgamer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 80	how do i dual-boot i have windows 98 installed and i want to install windows xp but must programs dont work on windows xp so i want to dual boot but dont know how so can any one guilde me through the steps

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Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	you need something like partition magic to create a new partition on your hd. if you want it to be recognizable by your 98 os, then you must use the fat 32 filesystem. otherwise use the ntfs file system. once the new partition is formatted, you can install xp to it and it will take care of everything else. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

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Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	its a more efficient file system which is used only by win2k or xp. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

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Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	I'd check out powerquests website (the authors of partition magic). They have good step by step guides for most common partitioning questions. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

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Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	NTFS should not be used by casual users. I can see you don't know much about it, so stick with FAT32. That way, you'll get access to C:\ or wherever using a DOS bootdisk if something bad happened. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

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extremgamer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 80	wat is the ntfs file system

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extremgamer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 80	so is there a step by step way u can show me how to dual boot? because im new to this dual boot stuff

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Soylvak CONFUSED Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Submit Modifications Posts: 668	uuum i don't know if you knew this but you can dual boot it just by installing windows xp...you did say you already had 98 right? if you had xp installed before 98...that would be a problem but since you have 98 already installed,xp will detect it and make a dual boot by itself. __________________ WTF is going on here?It's the end of unconfused people as we know it...uuuhhh what..did a..oh dammit!....oh welll

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Soylvak CONFUSED Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Submit Modifications Posts: 668	i went to microsoft and from what i heard it's virtually impossible to dual-boot after xp is installed... __________________ WTF is going on here?It's the end of unconfused people as we know it...uuuhhh what..did a..oh dammit!....oh welll

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Soylvak CONFUSED Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Submit Modifications Posts: 668	yeah lately i had alot of problems with my comp...mainly because of that ....TR64 plugin screwed up my comp good. __________________ WTF is going on here?It's the end of unconfused people as we know it...uuuhhh what..did a..oh dammit!....oh welll

February 17th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Snake785 Prepare for Descent... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 2,615	a plugin screwed up your computer? I never knew that could happen...:eyes:

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Soylvak CONFUSED Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Submit Modifications Posts: 668	yeah i tried it in a n64 emulator...ever since i did that i had problems opening stuff or it's really slow-it gave me a fatal error __________________ WTF is going on here?It's the end of unconfused people as we know it...uuuhhh what..did a..oh dammit!....oh welll Last edited by Soylvak; February 17th, 2002 at 01:10.

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Snake785 Prepare for Descent... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 2,615	Damn, That's gotta suck........

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Soylvak CONFUSED Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Submit Modifications Posts: 668	i wanted to play bomberman 64 so bad so somebody on this forum said that tr64 worked for it ...i tried evry possible way with that plugin when....IT happened __________________ WTF is going on here?It's the end of unconfused people as we know it...uuuhhh what..did a..oh dammit!....oh welll

February 17th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
Soylvak CONFUSED Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Submit Modifications Posts: 668	Anybody here got bomberman 64 to run without it being all black??? __________________ WTF is going on here?It's the end of unconfused people as we know it...uuuhhh what..did a..oh dammit!....oh welll

February 17th, 2002	#19 (permalink)
Snake785 Prepare for Descent... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 2,615	Now, i should be more careful using some plugins now. gets nervous :eek: I'm getting a little scared that my computer doesn't screw up cause I don't like reinstalling windows all the time. It is a big waste of time! Soylvak, I don't have Bomberman 64 so I can't help you out, sorry.

February 17th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
Soylvak CONFUSED Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Submit Modifications Posts: 668	alright i guess i should ask in n64 section __________________ WTF is going on here?It's the end of unconfused people as we know it...uuuhhh what..did a..oh dammit!....oh welll

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