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General Category => Software => Topic started by: seekdestroy16 on October 12, 2005, 02:20:46 AM

Title: burning windows 2000
Post by: seekdestroy16 on October 12, 2005, 02:20:46 AM

I want to burn my windows 2k OS onto a cd that can be used to be installed again. How do I do this? I have no clue. Another question, if I have a computer with windows 98 installed on one harddrive, can I install windows 2000 on another harddrive and still run both on the same computer?. Let me know, and thanks in advance.

Title: burning windows 2000
Post by: Guest on October 13, 2005, 03:52:11 PM

The short answer, to can you make a Win2K install CD from your installed O/S, is no.  Sorry; you need the setup program, scripts and CD boot sectors.

The good news is... the answer to your second question is yes.  Win2K will install a loader in the boot record of the primary drive for multiboot.

Title: burning windows 2000
Post by: WyWy on October 17, 2005, 03:57:30 AM

[quote name=\'Guest\' date=\'Oct 13 2005, 10:52 PM\']The good news is... the answer to your second question is yes.  Win2K will install a loader in the boot record of the primary drive for multiboot.

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But don't forget win98 can not read the ntfs file system, if you format a drive for your windows 2000 application and select ntfs, you will not be able to access that partion with win 98. If you need to format, select fat.

Title: burning windows 2000
Post by: seekdestroy16 on October 19, 2005, 06:27:22 PM

I see, looks like alot of work. Thankfully I had a neighbor let me borrow their Windows 98se boot disc. Thanks for your help anyways.