I wasnt exactly sure where to turn, so I decided to post on this side of the forums.
I currenty have XP Media Center, but I also want to have Windos 2000 Professional running as well.
Now, I think if I remember correctly I have to do something called partitioning :rolleyes: , but not too sure. Can someone explain how I can get those 2 OS on a single disk and what tools I need to achieve this.
Thanks in advance!
tupadjia
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Jump to PostYes, you will need to place the second OS on a separate partition. You can either wipe the dirve and then reformat and partition the hdd, or use a utility like Symantec's Partition Magic or Acronis's Partition manager to create the second partition.
This article explains …
Jump to PostYou always backup important data when using such a program,especially for the first time !
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2002/s1303/32s03/32s03.asp&articleid=11820&guid=
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dcc
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Yes, you will need to place the second OS on a separate partition. You can either wipe the dirve and then reformat and partition the hdd, or use a utility like Symantec's Partition Magic or Acronis's Partition manager to create the second partition.
This article explains it well.
tupadjia
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ok, i used that magic partition and its crap! my whole harddrive got screwed up, i had to re-install everything. all my files and games and music and videos were gone!
so, i am screwed for that part. I am still on XP and I want to install Win2K Pro keeping XP as well!
i have no idea how to do that, and that M$ website that the person provided for me doesnt really work either.
so, does anyone have detailed, step-by-step instructions on how i can achieve this? thanks in advance!
caperjack
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You always backup important data when using such a program,especially for the first time !
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2002/s1303/32s03/32s03.asp&articleid=11820&guid=
google search results .
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1B2GGGL_enCA207CA207&q=dual+booting+winxp++and+win2000&btnG=Search
dcc
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ok, i used that magic partition and its crap! my whole harddrive got screwed up, i had to re-install everything. all my files and games and music and videos were gone!
so, i am screwed for that part. I am still on XP and I want to install Win2K Pro keeping XP as well!
i have no idea how to do that, and that M$ website that the person provided for me doesnt really work either.
so, does anyone have detailed, step-by-step instructions on how i can achieve this? thanks in advance!
The program isn't crap, but if you don't read and understand the instructions it can sure turn your project into crap. I personally know people that have had great results using either the Symantec or Acronis software.
As for the link that I provided, it works for me. Anyone else have trouble with it?
jbennet
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yeah. its a good idea to defrag before shrinking a windows partition by the way
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