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Windows Server Forum / Windows NT / Setup / August 2004installing windows nt on the same partition as XP after XP has already been installed
is it possible to install windows nt 4 (or 3.51) on the same partition (80 Gig) as windows xp after windows xp has already been installed ?  SignatureWoodzy http://www.rtdos.com (alt OS for games based on the classics) http://journals.aol.com/jewo70/devnews ( rtdos developers news ) >is it possible to install windows nt 4 (or 3.51) on the same partition (80 >Gig) as windows xp after windows xp has already been installed ? See "How to Multiple Boot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, and MS-DOS" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=217210). Signature(tm) "Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net> wrote in message > See "How to Multiple Boot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, > Windows 95, Windows 98, and MS-DOS" > (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=217210). But that doesn't explain how to install windows nt after windows xp has already been installed. i thought there was a way by backing up certain files ? See my reply for why you can't. SignatureRegards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect No. Each operating system should be installed on its own individual partition. Multibooting with Windows XP: Introduction http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/multiboot.mspx HOW TO: Create a Multiple-Boot System in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306559&Product=winxp SignatureCarey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Woodzy wrote": | is it possible to install windows nt 4 (or 3.51) on the same partition (80 | Gig) as windows xp after windows xp has already been installed ? You should not install separate OS's on the same partition. See: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306559&Product=winxp hth DDS W 2k MVP MCSE > is it possible to install windows nt 4 (or 3.51) on the same partition (80 > Gig) as windows xp after windows xp has already been installed ? See the other replies for why you shouldn't. The partition is probably formatted NTFS or fat32 so you wouldn't be able to anyway since Windows NT doesn't know fat32 or the new version of NTFS SignatureRegards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect | is it possible to install windows nt 4 (or 3.51) on the same partition (80 | Gig) as windows xp after windows xp has already been installed ? No two operating systems should EVER be installed on the SAME partition. SignatureCari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware) www.coribright.com > is it possible to install windows nt 4 (or 3.51) on the same partition (80 > Gig) as windows xp after windows xp has already been installed ? Greetings -- No. Bruce Chambers SignatureHelp us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH > is it possible to install windows nt 4 (or 3.51) on the same > partition (80 > Gig) as windows xp after windows xp has already been installed ? |
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