Jemery76 0 Posted July 29, 2000 Hi all - It looks like there is a lot of knowledge at this site, so perhaps someone has run into or has an idea for my problem. I want to dual boot win2000 and win98. I have two hard drives on IDE channel 0. drive c currently has win98 installed, and I would like to install win2000 to drive d, but when i try to install, i go to advanced options to change the default directory from \winnt to d:\winnt, but after i click OK, if i go back into advanced options, the d: is gone. If I try to continue the install, everything works smoothly until the first reboot, after which my computer refuses to do anything. the screen just blanks and nothing happens after the initial boot-up check. the only thing that has saved me is goback. anyhow, i don't know what is causing this or how to fix it. i also have norton systemworks 2000 installed (just antivirus and utilities). not sure if that has anything to do with it. Thanks for any help anyone can provide me, and sorry for the somewhat lengthy post. Share this post Link to post
gramaglia 0 Posted July 31, 2000 Really simple... You DON'T have to specify the unit's letter before the destination directory. You should have chosen before the drive where to install Win2k. Retrace your steps and you'll find You've just done that. So, first step: Specify the Destination Disk. Second Step: Specify the Destination Directory. If You've not been asked for a destination disk, I assume Windows 2000 has done a upgrade of Windows 98....But I'm not sure. Too less indications. Tell us more, please! Share this post Link to post
Jemery76 0 Posted August 1, 2000 I have never seen the option to choose the drive before (I am doing the install from Windows), and I know I am choosing to do a clean install, not an upgrade. I'm having trouble figuring this out - if you need more information I will try to give it to you. Thanks for your help. Share this post Link to post
laGaf 0 Posted August 2, 2000 I have Windows 2000 on "C:" and Windows 98 on "D:"... At first, when I wanted to boot W98, I went into the BIOS and selected "Boot from drive D:" and it worked just fine. When I wanted to switch back to W2000 I returned in the BIOS and selected "Boot from drive C:". Now, I use a BootMagic bootmanager and everytime I boot it asks which OS I want to start. This works great too... So, for the actual installation, I used the same BIOS "trick"... When I select "Boot from drive D:", my second harddrive actually shows up as C: so I performed a default Windows98 installation. How do you plan to boot Windows2000 from drive d: ? I would recommend installing from a bootdisk. Share this post Link to post
Down8 0 Posted August 3, 2000 All versions of WinNT can be booted from what ever drive you want. They don't have to be installed on the C: drive. I would suggest installing from the CD [boot off it], not from within Windows. The option of wich drive to put it on will be very obvious. Just be sure to choose the "leave the file system alone" option, so you don't format your drive, unless it's empty and that is what you want to do... -bZj ------------------ - brian@infinitejones.com Code: ================== ===================Home built system: Also, just for fun:Soyo SY-7VCA AST Bravo LC 4/66d[VIA T82C694X] Intel 486 CPU[onboard sound] 40 MB RAMPIII 500E [flip chip] 500 MB Conner HddPNY 128 MB PC100 RAM 3 1/2, 5 1/4, 2x CDStealth III S540 3com Etherlink II3com Etherlink III Adaptec AHA-1545 SCSIQuantum Fireball 10.3 GB Hdd [to host some files on:]HP A4331D 20" Monitor 1.3 GB internal SeagateWin2K Pro [v5.00.2195, SP-1] 2 2 GB external Seagates[format => clean install] Windows 95 [v4.00.1111]Covad DSL [shared] pcAnywhere 9.2 [so I can leave it in the closet] [This message has been edited by Down8 (edited 04 August 2000).] Share this post Link to post
Jemery76 0 Posted August 6, 2000 Thanks for your replies, these seem like good suggestions. I have only one more question. In the past when I tried installing using the boot-up disks and the CD so I wouldn't install through Windows, when I got to the part where it asked what drive to install it on, I got a message saying it still needed to install some files to my C: drive, and that my C: drive did not contain a Win2000 compatible partition for it to install files to. Does this message sound right? And does it mean I would have to format my C: drive just to install win2k to my D: drive? If so, it doesn't seem worth the hassle. Thanks for all your help. Share this post Link to post
