7550 - There are 2 ways to set up a dual boot system. You can backup and reformat your entire hard drive and then install the two operating systems (Win98 first, then WinXP), or you can buy a program like PowerQuest Partition Magic or Acronis Partition Expert. The two programs mentioned allow you to change partition sizes and help with installing a second operating system. I believe the PowerQuest program also includes a boot loader that helps with selecting which system you want to use when you start up. Windows 98 will install it's own boot loader that will not allow you to see the WindowsXP system (the reason why you install it first). PowerQuest also include a tutorial on how to install a second operating system that I found easy to follow.
If you do want to go with the dual booting route, backup everything before you start. The process isn't very hard, however the potential is there to loose all of your data and it can be time consuming. I've done this a few times and haven't had any trouble, but I've always made sure I had a backup just in case.
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Last edited by goates; 24th January 2004 at 00:34.