Help with Dual Boot 98/XP issue??
I have a need to dual boot a laptop using Windows 98SE and XP on an older computer. Dual booting with 98SE requires that it be installed first and then XP.
My OS (XP) on the Toshiba laptop is installed from an image supplied by Toshiba. When I run it, it formats the drive and returns the computer to the configuration was when new. So If I install 98SE first; it is gone. I know I could buy a new XP CD and do an install that way, but there is a lot of Toshiba specific stuff in this image that I would have to mess with.
So I’m wondering… I have both Acronis True Image 2011 (Pack Pack) and Disk Director. If I had a TI image of the system with XP, could I format the drive with FAT, install 98SE and then reinstall the XP image after I split the drive and converted the D: to NTFS? How would I get XP to boot with no files on the C: drive?
I would do it this way - backup existing partition somewhere, resize existing partition to make place for fat32 partition, install windows 98 there.
Thanks for the info.
I created a partition and formatted it as FAT 32. But I can’t install 98 to it. It starts the install but when I get to where you choose the install location; it stops and gives error message SU0013.
I assume it sees that my boot drive (C:) is NTFS. How do I make the newly created fat32 D: drive have an MS-DOS boot partition?
What size is the drive?
Where are you placing the Windows 98 partition? It should probably be at the start (the first partition) and it shouldn't be larger than Windows 98 supports.
Check the BIOS for any "Boot Sector Protection" or "MBR/Virus Protection" options and disable them. They can sometimes cause problems when installing.
I don't think I would mess around with any converting. Just use DD to resize the partition(s) to make room for the Windows 98 partition at the start of the drive, then restore to it or install to it (make sure it's Active when installing). Booting problems can most likely be fixed later (after it's installed and working). I usually don't even bother trying to get pre-XP versions of Windows "booting" nicely with other versions until I know it installs and runs properly on the computer. Quite a few newer computers (and some "older" ones now) will not support pre-XP at all (usually chipset limitations and/or lack of drivers).