Multiboot Win98, WIN2000, WinXP 1

[Jasiegee]

I have Win 98 installed on my Hard disk but would like to multiboot win 2000 and win xp can anyone advise me how to do this.

Thanks

Jason

 

[madonnac]

(assuming you already have win98 installed)
install 2000 first (into a new folder/partition)
then install XP (also into a new folder/partition)

now when you boot, you will be presented with a boot menu with 3 choices

 

[wolluf]

You will need space to create 2 additional partitions (either on 98 disk or another disk). If you have one partition taking up all your current disk with 98 on, you will either need to use something like Partition Magic to shrink existing partition to make romm for 2 new ones - or do a clean reinstall of 98, deleting exisitng partition and creating new smaller one.

Once you have this situation its straightforward. Boot from 2k install CD and install 2k. Use its partitioning tools to create second partition during install (leaving room for 3rd). This will also create a boot menu for 98 and 2k. Then repeat for XP. If you want 98 to be able to see the othet partitions, either use FAT32 for all partitions or if using ntfs for 2k/XP,

http://www.sysinternals.com

have some freeware which lets 98 read (not write) ntfs.

hth.

PS. There are many other ways using third party boot managers - but above will work. Operating systems must be on separate partitions (or logical drives).