sang_drax8

Well i am running windows 2000 but recently decided it would be worth the hasle to reformat my ntfs partition and dual boot my computer so that i could load some of my more incompatable applications on to windows 98 and still use 2000 if desired. now before formating i tried my boot disk... and it didn't work. i tried a boot disk from a friend and it also didn't work. they both have the io.sys and the msdos.sys and the command.com so shouldn't the computer boot to the A ;( i don't know of anysetting anywhere that i could change that would affect this. If anyone actually reads this and has any clue please let me know!

Well i am running windows 2000 but recently decided it would be worth the hasle to reformat my ntfs partition and dual boot my computer so that i could load some of my more incompatable applications on to windows 98 and still use 2000 if desired. now before formating i tried my boot disk... and it didn't work. i tried a boot disk from a friend and it also didn't work. they both have the io.sys and the msdos.sys and the command.com so shouldn't the computer boot to the A ;( i don't know of anysetting anywhere that i could change that would affect this. If anyone actually reads this and has any clue please let me know!

Well i am running windows 2000 but recently decided it would be worth the hasle to reformat my ntfs partition and dual boot my computer so that i could load some of my more incompatable applications on to windows 98 and still use 2000 if desired. now before formating i tried my boot disk... and it didn't work. i tried a boot disk from a friend and it also didn't work. they both have the io.sys and the msdos.sys and the command.com so shouldn't the computer boot to the A ;( i don't know of anysetting anywhere that i could change that would affect this. If anyone actually reads this and has any clue please let me know!

yes i did change the bios and it reads the disk and says that it is a non system disk but i have had someone else try the exact same files on there computer and it works fine.

ok. so since i alreay have 2 drives (c: and D all i have to do is boot to dos and use the win98 cd and tell it to install to the d ;( then when i boot it will give me an option of which one to boot to? if it is that simple i guess i will do it asap.

so... maybe i am a little slow but how do i go about dual booting between my current win2000 instalation and win98. can i just install it somehow? i want to play someone please help me!! this is so anoying that they didn't make it compatable enough

ok. the fist screen comes up ok. i click install and it starts to open the installshield or what ever and then as the screen starts to swich (i guess to the install screen i would't really know) it comes up saying that file _INS5576._MP.exe created fatal errors and will be shut down. then the install is frozen and nothing more happens. i have not found anything to fix this as of yet.

Well i am not sure if it is win2k or not but i also can't install it. this is what i am running any help PLEASE!! AMDk6III 400mhz 256 ram tnt2 ultra Win2k professional what else could be the problem????