win98???

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  1. bojan087

    bojan087 Regular member

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    im using win xp right now, and i want to use win 98 on my hd, but when i try and go to set up win 98 i get this message "You cannot install windows 98 while running this version of windows. Start your computer in MS-DOS mode and than install winows 98.", i would do the ms-dos start up mode but i dont have a floppy drive in my computer cuz i thought i wouldnt need a floppy for my computer, any help would be really appriciated thanx
     
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    have you booted off win98 cd?? what format is the hd in for xp as in fat32 or ntfs?
     
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    fat 32, and when i reboot with 98 in cdrom nothing happens it goes straight to windows uploading
     
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    How to create a multiple-boot system in Windows XP

    On This Page
    SUMMARY SUMMARY
    Disk Volumes and Disk Format Disk Volumes and Disk Format
    Reformatting and Repairing the Hard Disk Reformatting and Repairing the Hard Disk
    Supported File Systems Supported File Systems
    Precautions Precautions
    To Create a Multiple-Boot System with Windows XP and MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me To Create a Multiple-Boot System with Windows XP and MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me
    To Create a Multiple-Boot System with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows XP To Create a Multiple-Boot System with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows XP
    Installing Programs on More Than One Operating System Installing Programs on More Than One Operating System
    Specifying the Default Operating System for Startup Specifying the Default Operating System for Startup
    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting
    Glossary Glossary
    REFERENCES REFERENCES
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    If you want to create a multiple-boot system using Windows 98 or Windows Me with Windows 2000, or Windows XP, you can format the boot partition by using FAT32.

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