Windows 2k with Windows NT 4

I have install Windows NT 4.0 on Compaq notebook Armada E500, with PIII 700/128MB RAM/12GB HD/DVD/****.I have configured all devices , and everything worked as planed.

Then i instaled Win2k as a dual boot configuration on different partition , and everithing worked as planed.

BUT whene I restarted the system back to Windows NT4.0 ,the sound did not worked (driver did not load), and some other errors , with no I/O conflicts .I rebooted back to Windows 2000 , all is well. I restarted back in Win NT 4 , and errors.

I have remove and reinstalled all drivers under Win NT 4.0 , service pack 6a and with no effect.

On another machine . I have installed Win 2k first , but then i decide to install Win98SE for dual boot . After installation Win 98 will boot up only in safe mode ?

Does any one had similar problem , and hove they fixed it.

Are you using different Program Files directories for each OS? If not, this would explain all the wierd errors you are getting. Each OS writes stuff to the Program Files subdir, and if you install all os's to the C:\Program files\ you would be overwriting files from one os that the other one needs. (espically with IE and windows explorer).

MethaneMan/MCSE/A+

You may not like my answer to your problem but it WILL work. To use dual boot with 100% effectiveness, it is best to use a program designed for this purpose. The NT/2000 dual boot is shoddy at best. My guess is that, in your setup, the NT and 2000 partitions can see each other when you boot one or the other. This can happen if you installed the OS's in FAT partitions. Win2K is more tolerant of this than NT. Use System Commander 2000. You can install both OS's in separate FAT partitions BUT you 'hide' one OS parttion from the other when booted. Good luck and let us know. System Commander is at V Communications. Boot Magic from PowerQuest is a similar program and is free if you own Partition Magic. I prefer System Commander. Both programs will work.

Bruce Tyler
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