There may be specific things you need to do for each to get them to run under XP, and some may be incompatible to the extent that it's unwise to install them. Save the dual boot until th next time you install windows Then it is no big deal to create a partition using Fdisk, install 98 first and install XP second The install program of XP will ask if you want to install XP on the first or second partition and it will set up the dual boot loader for you.
For compatibility mode, right-click on the program icon and choose the 'Compatibility' tab. You'll find the options there. If the file copying process is not done u have to again boot from winxp cd and follow the above. Once the file copying is done no need to boot from cd.
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Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Article Summary. Note : Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows XP, which means it will no longer receive essential security fixes. It is highly recommended that you consider upgrading to a newer version of Windows, such as Windows 7 , Windows 8 , or Windows Part 1.
Ensure that your computer can run Windows XP. Your computer will need to meet or exceed the minimum system requirements in order to run Windows XP. You can find your system information by either checking the computer manufacturer's manual, or by running DirectX Diagnostic on an existing Windows operating system of the computer. It is printed on a sticker on your software package or located on the computer itself.
It is a string of 5 groups of characters each 5 long , separated by dashes, resulting in 25 characters in all. You need the product key to complete installing Windows. Before inserting the CD, you'll need to set your computer to boot from a CD instead of from the hard drive. This will allow you to load the Windows XP setup files before your computer boots to its installed operating system.
Click the green "BIOS" link for more information. You may need to have the USB drive inserted for it to appear as an option. Part 2. Load the installer. Your computer will reboot and you will be presented with the message: Press any key to boot from CD. Press any key on your keyboard to start the Setup program.
Setup will load files necessary to begin the installation, which may take a few moments. Once the loading is complete, you will be taken to the Welcome screen. Read the License Agreement. After reading, press F8 indicating you agree to the terms. Select the partition you want to install on. You will see a list of available partitions on your installed hard drives. If you are installing Windows XP on a new hard drive, you should see only one entry labeled "Unpartitioned space.
Installing Windows XP will erase all of the data on the partition that you choose. Select a partition that is empty or that contains data that you do not care to lose. Any data on the partition will be lost when it is deleted.
Create a new partition. By default, the partition will be set to the maximum amount of available space. Unless you plan on creating multiple partitions, you can usually leave this at its default.
Windows XP requires at least 1. You can create multiple partitions on a single drive. This can allow you to separate your programs from your movies and music, or to install another operating system. Windows XP can only be installed on one discrete partition.
Select your new partition. NTFS is the preferred method, supporting a larger amount of disk space per partition than FAT, and including security features at the file system level.
NTFS also includes system level compression. There are almost no situations anymore where choosing FAT would be preferable. It is highly recommended to avoid Quick Format, as this skips an important process that checks the hard drive for errors or bad sectors. This scan is what consumes the majority of the time taken when performing a full format.
If there are errors on a disk at the physical level, it's best to catch them now rather than later. Wait for the format to complete. The system will now format the partition. The length of time this process requires depends on the speed and size of the drive. In general, the larger the partition, the longer the process will take. Wait for the Setup files to copy. If you find a distro you like after experimenting with it, just clear the middle two partitions and reinstall using the one you like.
Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Asked 12 years, 5 months ago. Active 12 years, 5 months ago. Viewed 4k times. All three OS installations completely separate at least to begin with. Able to wipe the current Windows XP installation and install a previous image of it later on, to enjoy a fresh Windows system.
Able to change my experiment Linux installation into some other distribution. Creating a sensible partitioning scheme for this which fits my Why: I've not used Windows for maybe 10 months.
I'm not about to start using it extensivly, but it might come in handy from time to time if I need to run some Windows only software.
My main Linux installation is Ubuntu, which I do like a lot. At the same time I do feel that some things could be improved it contains an exceptionally old version of Awesome in it's latest LTS offering and I tend to think that a rolling release system would be more convenient to use.
Due to this I would like to explore the other distributions which are out there My experiment Linux installation should just be for testing things out. I would like to try a couple of different distributions my first is Arch Linux and try to configure them. It's mostly for playing around and experimenting. If I find something I like it might replace my main Linux installation later on.
Questions and thoughts: How would you suggest I partition my hard drive? My idea is having Windows XP and my experimental Linux installation on one partition each. And maybe spread out my main Linux installation over multiple partitions if there is a benefit to it. Will all Linux distributions be happy to live in a single partition? Do you see any problem in writing over my current Windows XP with an older image later on? I guess it shouldn't mess up the partitioning table or the MBR, but I'd like a second opinion.
What about the installation of different distributions on the experimental part of my hard drive? The part I saved for experimental installs of Linux. I was thinking of using Clonezilla for the imaging.
I need to image individual partitions as that's what I need to restore as well. Any comments on this? Will I have to make a note of the partitioning scheme on paper in case the partition table accidentally should be damaged to be able to restore the partitions? What else should I think about when planning this setup? Improve this question.
Deleted Deleted 1, 7 7 gold badges 23 23 silver badges 31 31 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Having done almost exactly this for several years on my laptop I never replaced my Windows install with a fresh one, though , here are some comments I have: This should work just fine.
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