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G1ZmO
25-07-2002, 17:03
For a dual boot which goes on first? 98 or 2k?

My only reason for needing a dual boot is that my Korg 1212 I/O card only has 98 drivers. If anyone knows of 2k drivers that would work with it please let me know

thx
The Pimp
25-07-2002, 17:12
It is advisable to put 98 on first then 2K (on a seperate partition or disk as programs will use the same 'program files' directory for apps such as IE, Media Player, etc & possibly render each others apps unusable). You can install 2K first then 98 & rerun the 2K setup to repair the installation, but if the HDD is clean, then install 98 first.
G1ZmO
25-07-2002, 17:23
thanks :)
only wish i didnt need to use 98 :(
Kynoch
25-07-2002, 17:33
Whats wrong with 98? I get along with it fine, well the SE version anyway!
Sharky
25-07-2002, 22:25
Originally posted by kynoch:
<STRONG>Whats wrong with 98? I get along with it fine, well the SE version anyway!</STRONG>

So do I, SE is a great O/S, solid as a rock!! :)
Kynoch
25-07-2002, 23:27
Finaly sum1 agrees with me, but i do like 2000, it is more stable than win98 but not by that much, i crash the computers at college which use 2000 all the time, but i hardly ever crash mine which uses 98SE!
Every one has their favorites though so no squabbling! hehe :D
Graeme*Kustom*
25-07-2002, 23:57
only reason I have 98 on my pc is to use my old Rio PMP300... Diamond only made 98 drivers for it, other than that everything is on XP !
bitchslap
28-07-2002, 10:03
Hi,

Have you tried using a program called VMWare? It will allow you to keep Win2K as your only operating system but the real clincher is that it allow you to install Virtual Machines (VM). So far I've managed to have my machine running Win2K ADV Server as an Active Directory domain controller (default OS) with 3 other DCs all replicating with one another and Windows98, Win2k and WinXP Pro all logging on with mandatory roaming profiles enabled and a Linux Redhat 7.3 server happily chatting ALL AT THE SAME TIME! Granted yes it slows down quite a bit but if one of the VMs crashes or completely dies you simply delete the VM files and reinstall withouht having to fart around with repartitioning your HDD.

I think this may help you out in some way.
Go to www.vmware.com (http://www.vmware.com) for more details.

I can help with the reg too!

Regds
B :D