Microsoft XP

[steveak]

I have 2 identical hard drives on my system. XP will not recognize the 2nd drive. Windows 98 and Linux can on the multiboot system.

 

[aces0]

im not a into multiboot systems but this info may help you

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q306559

also before bootup while pressing down on the delete button or f1 is the primary slave drive correctly set in the CMOS setup on that motherboard, does it read it at all?

 

[aces0]

humm this is also very interesting with mutiboot, was the slave formated with 98 windows format and then installed as a slave in that motherboard with xp windows and is the master ftsb or fat 32?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q306559

>Therefore, if you format a Windows 98 or Windows Me partition as FAT, and a Windows XP partition as NTFS, any files on the NTFS partition will not be available or visible if you try to access them while running Windows 98 or Windows Me. <

 

[steveak]

The problem is related to the fact that 2nd drive is the same as the first. Device manager in WindowsXP says it cannot install a duplicate device. The volume labels are different. The first has one partition for XP and 3 for Linux. The second drive is all Windows 98SE. A boot LILO floppy allows me to boot Linux or WindowsXP/Windows98. A Windows boot menu lets me select WindowsXP Pro or Windows 98, if I don't select Linux. All drives can be found in Linux or Windows 98 with sharing/mounting enabled.

 

[Guest_imported]

ok im fishing steveak here in this reply this may explain your duel windows problem or maybe not?

http://www.windowsxpforums.com/install_upgrade_windowsxp.htm>>>

but I would imagine you might have additional problems when you install Windows 2000 or a version of Windows NT after installing XP. This is because these OS'ses use some of the same boot files. <<<