Win98 sees WinXP partition, not the other way :-(

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Lars-Erik ?sterud - 28 Oct 2004 21:40 GMT

Win98se on partition 1
WinXP on partition 2
GAG boot manager

Win98 sees the XP partition as D:

WInXP does not see the Win98se partition
(in Disk Manager it's show has "unknown partition)

Before I installed the bootmanager it worked both
ways. tried to use XPs boot manager, but I couldn't
create the DOSSECT.DOS file with debug from XP

Tried to make it from the Win98se partition (set
that active), but that file didn't work (only
says "no operating system").

Do I have to put the XP bootloader on the first
partition and make that active. How do I do that
without destroying Win98se on the partition?

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Jeff Richards - 28 Oct 2004 22:49 GMT

If the boot manager manages the boot process by writing new partition
information, then the problem will be with that process. It is not uncommon
for a boot manager to boot a specific OS by 'hiding' the other partition.
If the partition manager has an alternative way of working, then you may be
able to make the partition visible in XP.

XP bootloader questions should be asked in an XP newsgroup. AFAIK it is
quite possible to install the XP boot manager without disturbing the
existing contents of a partition, since that's what the XP installation
process does when you upgrade and choose to retain your existing OS. But the
XP experts would be able to describe the process.

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> Win98se on partition 1
> WinXP on partition 2
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> partition and make that active. How do I do that
> without destroying Win98se on the partition?

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Lars-Erik ?sterud - 28 Oct 2004 22:55 GMT

Jeff Richards skrev:

> XP bootloader questions should be asked in an XP newsgroup. AFAIK it is
> quite possible to install the XP boot manager without disturbing the
> existing contents of a partition, since that's what the XP installation
> process does when you upgrade and choose to retain your existing OS. But the
> XP experts would be able to describe the process.

I hope so. Then I could install the XP-loader on the first partition
and set that active. I have posted to
microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment as well, I don't know if
that's the right group or if you have a better group to ask?

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