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  1. January 10th, 2004, 01:49 PM #1
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    Two OS on one computer to run older Games

    I have two older games: Tom Clancy SSN, and the other is Sub Command.
    SSN will only run on Windows 95;
    Sub Command will run on Windows ME, 2000, 98 or win 95;

    I have Win XP on my computer w/a 80GB HD with c:\ divided into three partations.

    Can I install win95 on one of the other partations on my c: drive and run the game without screwing something up on the win xp side?

    If yes..............how do I do that?

    Thanks.
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  2. January 10th, 2004, 02:09 PM #2
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    Yes, install 95 first, then install xp on a separate partition. XP will ask you if you where you want to put XP, and as long as you don't put it on the same partition as 95, xp will allow you to boot to either 95 or xp.

    This means under your current setup, you will have to delete your current xp installation to install 95.

    There is a way round this, but it requires a boot manager.
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  3. January 10th, 2004, 03:56 PM #3
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    Where do I get this Boot manager?
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  4. January 10th, 2004, 04:39 PM #4
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    start your research here
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  5. January 12th, 2004, 05:50 AM #5
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    Multibooting with Windows XP ; Installing Windows XP with MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (that's how you are supposed to do it.. as noted 95 first )

    Btw ... no 'need' for a boot manager, or fdisking ... you can cheat this pretty 'adequately' by using a dos/98 boot floppy & making at least one of your partitions FAT...
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  6. January 12th, 2004, 09:05 AM #6
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    Have you tried running them in 95 compatibility mode ? So far, all my old games have worked this way.
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