A question about dual boot [xp-2000s]   

How can I install a win2000 advanced S after winXP which still have a winXP 
with capability to boot ? thanks

date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 00:01:03 -0700   author:   Arash

Re: A question about dual boot [xp-2000s]   

In news:8BCC67D3-7CB8-464B-8892-A847A8095D70@microsoft.com,
Arash had this to say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> How can I install a win2000 advanced S after winXP which still have a
> winXP with capability to boot ? thanks

I have never tried this... *grins*

It should work? If not then you should have already saved your original 
boot.ini and then you can just edit it manually...

However...

Repairing a Multi-Boot:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/repair_multi-boot.html

After you install 2k you'll boot to the XP CD and go ahead and do the 
rebuild of the boot.ini file and it *should* pick up that it's now dual boot 
with 2k and XP. Note that it's SHOULD as I've never really tried it but it 
sounds perfectly logical to me. ;-)

-- 
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes

date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 09:15:02 -0400   author:   Galen

Re: A question about dual boot [xp-2000s]   

Hi,

You can able to install the win 2000 by choosing another
partision,during the installation procedure time.

First you want to install the xp,install it to the primary partision
(c:\)then install the win 2000 into another partision.

After the installation completion the system will be, a dual boot up
machine having two OS.The boot.ini will be automatically edited while
the second installation.

John Mathew

date: 3 Apr 2006 23:27:40 -0700   author:   John Mathew

Re: A question about dual boot [xp-2000s]   

In news:1144132060.169166.130660@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com,
John Mathew had this to say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi,
>
> You can able to install the win 2000 by choosing another
> partision,during the installation procedure time.
>
> First you want to install the xp,install it to the primary partision
> (c:\)then install the win 2000 into another partision.
>
> After the installation completion the system will be, a dual boot up
> machine having two OS.The boot.ini will be automatically edited while
> the second installation.
>
> John Mathew

I read this and then I re-read it just to make sure...

Windows 2000 is older and will not automatically be aware of XP and thus the 
OS will not be dual boot automatically if the older OS is installed first. 
In an ideal situation you'd install 2k clean, then XP, which would make a 
dual boot system.

I'll run with the understanding that that is what you meant to say and it 
just came out backwards. ;)

-- 
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes

date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:39:51 -0400   author:   Galen

Re: A question about dual boot [xp-2000s]   

Hi Galen,

Thank you so much, for clearing up my mistake.

John Mathew

date: 4 Apr 2006 22:30:26 -0700   author:   JOHN MATHEW

Re: A question about dual boot [xp-2000s]   

In news:1144215026.037077.186750@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com,
JOHN MATHEW had this to say:

 My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi Galen,
>
> Thank you so much, for clearing up my mistake.
>
> John Mathew

No worries - if I had a nickel for every time I've had someone fix something 
I'd either mistyped or just plain been wrong I'd easily have enough to 
buy... Well, probably not that much but I bet I'd get a few bucks worth from 
the past years. ;)

-- 
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes

date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:55:01 -0400   author:   Galen