Topic: XP/2K Dual boot
started by: Tattered
Posted by Tattered on Oct. 25 2001,21:45
Has anyone done this successfully? I've got XP installed right now and want to install 2k over it to dual boot it.. but things aren't working so great since the setup cannot run on an operating system that is newer then itself. Any suggestions other than uninstalling xp installing 2k and then installing xp?
Posted by kornalldaway on Oct. 26 2001,00:47
yesboot to dos and start installation of 2k from the cd
on the subject of dualbooting i strongly recomment using different partitions for each OS
they should theoretically run from the same partition, but you can be running into a lot of problems
Posted by Tattered on Oct. 26 2001,06:02
I think I'll go with the backup, format start a new.. I've got enough temporary files I don't know about on my HDD to fill the grand canyon of data.. 
hmm.. damn that was lame. 
Posted by The_Stomper on Oct. 26 2001,17:24
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Originally posted by kornalldaway:
they should theoretically run from the same partition, but you can be running into a lot of problems
No. BAD kornalldaway. Never, EVER run two OSes off the same partition. It's less painful to strip buck-naked and run backwards through a cornfield than to try pulling that shit off.
Make another partition with PartitionMagic or a similar utility. Or backup, format, and start a new.