Topic: Dual-Boot on my home pc?

[caymanreview]

i am in need of something else besides xp pro to do some stuff, well actually my significant other is who needs an older OS to do stuff (ie a graphics design tablet that isnt compatible with xp)

i would like to have a dual boot with win2kpro

how would i go about getting this started, i have never had, done dual boot before. is there and FAQ's i could read or any pages with some instructions?

Thanks
Dustin

[caymanreview]

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[leegeddy]

i am in need of something else besides xp pro to do some stuff, well actually my significant other is who needs an older OS to do stuff (ie a graphics design tablet that isnt compatible with xp)

i would like to have a dual boot with win2kpro

how would i go about getting this started, i have never had, done dual boot before. is there and FAQ's i could read or any pages with some instructions?

Thanks
Dustin

dustin;

i used to have W98 and W2kPro dual boot on my computer.  i'm not sure about XP, but you -may- have to had W2k installed first and THEN have XP installed.

like i said, i'm not sure about XP/W2k compatibility.

but, if there aren't any issues, you could just freshly install W2k.  upon bootup, your computer will prompt which OS to bootup.

hope that helps,
marc

[caymanreview]

so, when i try to do a 2k install it tells me that the OS install program is for an older version of windows and that it will disable the install process of the disc

do i need to do a clean install of win2kpro, then install xp

i know alot of guys are doing dual boot with xp and 2kpro on thier laptops these days

[leegeddy]

so, when i try to do a 2k install it tells me that the OS install program is for an older version of windows and that it will disable the install process of the disc

do i need to do a clean install of win2kpro, then install xp

sounds like it. i installed W98 first then W2k on top of that.

marc

[caymanreview]

so i just install one OS, then do a install of the other one, and then it will prompt me at startup which to use? is it that simple?

[leegeddy]

so i just install one OS, then do a install of the other one, and then it will prompt me at startup which to use? is it that simple?

dustin;

dual OS installation was simple, BUT you'll need to configure drivers for both OS (sound card, video card, etc.).  

it's been a long time since i got rid of W98 from my system, but installation wasn't so difficult.

when i had the dual boot, the initial bootup prompted me to choose the OS to load.  then it would load the window upon my choice.

marc

[caymanreview]

doesnt sound too bad

i wont really be using anything on the 2k setup except a few things of mine, it will mostly be used for all her graphics stuff

thanks alot for the help! i would +T you, but that damn 12hr thing

[caymanreview]

im back, with a fully configured dual boot machine with windows 2000pro and windows xp pro

i wanted to be sure i was doing everything right and did a google search for "dual boot operating system installation" and the first match was a microsoft page that was great

had specific notes for dual boot with xp and 2k

the one part i didnt know before i read that page was adding the extra partition and installing win2k-pro onto it, then installing xp on the other partition