Before you create a multi0boot config inside of Windows XP or any other OS you should follow certain precautions:. If you have multiple operating systems on your computer, you can select one to use as a default for when you start your computer. The information below will explain how you can set up a multi-boot system with Windows XP and any of the operating systems below: MS-Dos or Windows 3.
Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. As I can't do much with this form factor I can't fit a modern motherboard in the case and that the computer came with a working ATI X Pro graphics card, I plan an making a compact retro-gaming PC out of it.
Presuming a totally fresh installation of everything and access to all the needed installation media. Partition Sizes The size of the SD is likely to cause the most problems. Windows XP system requirements is for at least 1. Windows 98 only needs around MB of disk space.
Since you are planning to run games, and probably install gamer related tools, you may need to raise those limits. I'll presume that you have a SD card large enough to provide the disk space needed for your intentions.
This will still need some planning. Just for the installation, XP wants six times what 98 does, so you need to split your SD card's space between them accordingly. To make it easier to share data between both versions of Windows, you can make a third partition, formatted FAT32, that both systems can read and write.
This should be large enough to handle an extra-full CD of data, at the minimum. An extra advantage of using a third partition for data transfer is that if you move the card to another computer, that partition will still have the data on it without having to wade through the system and program files of either Windows installation, and using it to transfer data from another computer will not endanger the system installs in the other partitions.
Without knowing the size of your SD card, I can only recommend that you do some extra math ahead of time. The number of games you have for each system will also influence how you allocate the space of your SD card. As an example, with an 8GB SD card, maybe 1.
OTOH, if you have a really big SD, say 32GB, and plan to use some kind of virtual CD program in both XP and 98, the third partition can be sized rather large, and the VCD files can be stored there, allowing both systems to access them, while only needing one copy on the card. Maybe 2. Preparation Not that you haven't already considered it, but before installing either version of Windows it would help to collect the needed drivers first.
If you already have all the drivers, or the original install disks for your devices, that's great. If not, you may have some trouble finding such old drivers for your devices. XP is still in use a lot, so most of the drives may not be too difficult to find and download. Windows 98, however, is so old that finding compatible drivers for your hardware might be tough.
The video card and the sound card are both rather important for your gaming, yet may be the hardest to still find for Windows Transferring those download, once you find them, is another possible use for that third partition on the SD card. Fix the memory cache issue, if needed,using the link provided in the comment by Joe. The FAT32 filesystem can, in theory, handle very large drives.
Implementation, however, has set other limits. The hard disk boot sector uses a bit variable to store number the physical sectors present on the hard disk drive, making a practical limit of 2 TB. Win 98 can only access up to GB. When formatting any partition over 64 GB, the system will report that it is formatting 64 GB.
This is only a display bug, as it will correctly format for the requested size anyway. It is possible to replace step 6 above Adding the third partition with a similar process in Win It is not so simple to perform, however, and is more error-prone. It is also possible to use a Live Linux disk, of any distro, to create the third partition. A final option is to repeat step 6 to make a fourth, fifth, etc.
Or make additional NTFS partitions. The boot partition should not extend past the first 2GB on the drive. Sep 12, Norsiiii. Need advice on replacing a Windows 10 bit installation with a bit installation.
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If this was not done before installation of Windows XP, then only special software such as Partition Magic can perform this. A bootable WinME floppy disk or a boot cd created from a image downloaded from Bootdisk. Download the image file from there preferably WinME one. Run Nero. Test it by inserting the CD and restarting your PC. This step may not be required. Check to see if there is a menu when you start your computer. If there is, you have successfully installed Windows 98, and a menu has already been created.
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