basically, this is what i have done......
start laptop with win98se startup diskettte
use fdisk to create 3 partitions
then boot from win2k startup diskette(there are 4 total)
then insert win2k cdr into laptop and install win2k pro on 6gig partition using fat32
then install all the drivers for the hardware on the machine
then install tweakui for system performance and enhancements
then install wavelab
then use the app ghost to create an image from the partition, this can be saved on another drive, to cd, or to another pc
then install winxp pro on the second partition of 10g
do whateva you want with it, install whateva apps, etc
make the third partition 12g for data, mostly for wav dump during recording process.
my machine has 28(30)gigs, so thats how i broke it up, you can do it anyway you want, jsut make sure you have enough room.
i am currently using windows update for xp, i dont plan to use it for 2k, bc it is pretty stable for just audio with sp1 on 2k. and i dont see the need to upgrade from IE5.0 bc i wont use it for inet anyways.
was that confusing?
i am next gonna try to ghost the xp part bc once you reinstall 2k, you have to reinstall xp:
http://microsoft.com/windows/multiboot.asp"Install Latest OS Last
In general, you should install the most recent OS last—after you have installed all other operating systems on the target computer. In this case, you should install Windows 2000 and then install Windows XP."