![]() ![]() Windows 98 installed its boot sector and boot files (IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM) on the first primary partition (typically C:\).You can even use the same partition (Win9x defaults to \WINDOWS and Win2K defaults to \WINNT), but it’s generally advised to use a different one, to avoid mixing “Program Files” directories or applications that may expect one and only one Windows directory on the system drive. The Windows 2000 setup will notice the 98 installation, and offer you an option to install itself without overwriting the existing OS. The important point is to install Windows 98 first, and then install Windows 2000. There is a very good article that cover the step-by-step process, which I followed myself with great success. Setting up a dual boot between Windows 9x (95/98/98SE/Me) and Windows NT 5.x (2000/XP) is rather simple and can be achieved with only the provided Microsoft tools and without any third party utilities / boot managers. ![]() Initial setup – Installing Win9x, then Win2K/XP The information may not apply to NT 3.x/4.x systems – I never tried them, so I don’t know it does not apply to NT 6.x-10.0 (Vista or later), as the boot loader changed significantly in those installments setting up dual boot between two systems of NT 5.x family is generally even easier, but here I want to cover specifically the case with Windows 9x/Me and Windows 2K/XP, as this setup is interesting to many retro PC builders, and can get a bit tricky, as I recently learned in my experiments. Where differences exist, I point them out. ![]() Windows 98 and Windows 2000 are used as the primary examples, but most of the principles apply to any choice of OS from the first group (9x) and any choice of OS from the second group (NT 5.x). In this write-up I am discussing dual-boot scenarios between Windows 9x (95/98/98SE/Me) and Windows NT 5.x (2000/XP). If it does not help, read the whole thing. If you got to this page trying to fix a broken dual-boot between 9x/Me and 2K/XP, you can try first the FAQ / cheat sheet. ![]()
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