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Dual Boot Windows 98SE
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You will need a boot manager.
I have set this up several times using partition magic and their included boot manager. Just be aware that the second OS install will take over boot and you will need to rebuild the boot manager to get it to function again. No big deal , just make sure that you rebuild boot disk works before you install the second copy. Ed Fair
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I have set this up several times using partition magic and their included boot manager. Just be aware that the second OS install will take over boot and you will need to rebuild the boot manager to get it to function again. No big deal , just make sure that you rebuild boot disk works before you install the second copy. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
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CrookedHouse
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what do you mean by "simultaniosly"?
What do you mean by "... i would also like to chose wich one to load when i turn on my pc."?
Clarity is a precursor to achievement.
What do you mean by "... i would also like to chose wich one to load when i turn on my pc."?
Clarity is a precursor to achievement.
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That is what the boot manager does. It takes control of the MBR.
You have to have the bootmanager up and running before you install the second version because the second version grabs. Then you use the bootmanager to take control back.
And you are proposing installing on two separate primary partitions aren't you? Ed Fair
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You have to have the bootmanager up and running before you install the second version because the second version grabs. Then you use the bootmanager to take control back.
And you are proposing installing on two separate primary partitions aren't you? Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
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Don't know what you've got, but you need to have 2 primary partitions. Install 98 to first. Then hide that partition and install 98 to the second - so both get their own independent boot sectors (I think PM has tools to hide - I use other apps to dual boot). Once both on, boot manager can decide which to boot (in my experience, to boot the second copy, the first partition needs to be hidden, but the first can be booted with the second partition visible - I use boot manager at not the one with PM)
CitrixEngineer
Technical User
You don't need two primary partitions or a boot manager at all - just a boot menu in your config.sys (or am I missing something?).
The only files that require a primary partition are io.sys, msdos.sys and command.com. As long as you also have the options laid out in your autoexec.bat, you can simply use another path for your second installation.
This method only allows the use of one instance of Windows 98 at a time, however.
To be able to run multiple versions of the same (or different) O/Ses, try Vmware - works great if you've got enough horsepower. CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk
The only files that require a primary partition are io.sys, msdos.sys and command.com. As long as you also have the options laid out in your autoexec.bat, you can simply use another path for your second installation.
This method only allows the use of one instance of Windows 98 at a time, however.
To be able to run multiple versions of the same (or different) O/Ses, try Vmware - works great if you've got enough horsepower. CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk
CitrixEngineer,
Are you refering to "menu items"?
ie: menuitem= win1, Win98 #1
menuitem= win2, Win98 #2
If so, I don't think your missing anything and I
would agree this is pretty simple as it involves
only the config.sys and autoexec.bat, both of which can be
setup and saved to floppy as well for future use. Although
it does require some knowledge of DOS.
Are you refering to "menu items"?
ie: menuitem= win1, Win98 #1
menuitem= win2, Win98 #2
If so, I don't think your missing anything and I
would agree this is pretty simple as it involves
only the config.sys and autoexec.bat, both of which can be
setup and saved to floppy as well for future use. Although
it does require some knowledge of DOS.
It can be difficult , if not impossible , to keep applications separate when installed on 2 versions of the OS on one drive.
Primarily comes from application installations that don't allow the user enough control.
This was the cause of my first forced multiple OS install, which was 3 98SEs in 3 primary partitions. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
Primarily comes from application installations that don't allow the user enough control.
This was the cause of my first forced multiple OS install, which was 3 98SEs in 3 primary partitions. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
Citrix
Yes - I'd forgotten about what you can do with autoexec & config - but I still think primary partitions and a boot manager are easier and more stable. Just the approach to multi-boots I've developed, having had lots of problems with extended partitions and shared boot sectors.
Yes - I'd forgotten about what you can do with autoexec & config - but I still think primary partitions and a boot manager are easier and more stable. Just the approach to multi-boots I've developed, having had lots of problems with extended partitions and shared boot sectors.
CitrixEngineer
Technical User
It's my experience that boot managers are far less stable than a simple DOS menu - but YMMV 
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