Dual boot

[Yanni]

I am trying gto do a dual boot. Is it possible to install
Windows 2000 after having installed WinXP

[Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)]

Yes! But not without jumping through hoops! Better to do it the recommended
way and install Windows 2000 first, then Windows XP.

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[Bruce Chambers]

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MS-MVP Doug Knox has provided a way:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm

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[PaulM]

How do I install Windows 2000 after I've installed XP?
(without 3rd party software)

This procedure will work for FAT32 and NTFS partitions.

Thanks to Richard Fredrickson for his information on this particular fix.

Backup NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM

1) In Windows XP, open Windows Explorer and locate NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM in
the root directory of your boot drive. These are usually Hidden files, so
you'll have to adjust your Explorer options to show them.
2) Copy these files to a blank, formatted floppy, or other location that
will be available after the Win2K install.

Install Windows 2000

1) Boot your computer from the Win2K CD and continue with the installation.
2) Proceed with the install. Install Windows 2000 to a different partition
than XP is installed in.
3) Complete the Windows install. Allow the computer to boot into Windows
2000.

Repairing the Windows® XP Boot Loader

When the Windows 2000 installation is done, boot the computer into Windows
2000, not Windows XP.

1) Insert the floppy disk that you used earlier (or access the location you
used), to backup NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM
2) Copy NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM back to the root directory of your boot
drive. Again, you may have to adjust your Explorer Options.

Now, you'll be able to restart your computer and boot into Win 2K or Win XP.
This procedure is necessary because the Win XP version of NTLDR and
NTDETECT.COM will boot Windows 2000, but not vice-versa.

Paul
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[CZ]

>> I am trying gto do a dual boot. Is it possible to install
Windows 2000 after having installed WinXP

Yanni:

It is very easy:
Copy following files from C:\ to a floppy (or to a folder on hard disk)
ntdetect.com
ntldr
bootsect.dos

Install Win2k

Copy files back from the floppy (or hard disk)