I have win98 on my C: Drive, and on my D: Drive i have windows 2000 Pro, Can i install .net server over windows 98SE and then dual boot as i would normally, but now with Windows .net server and Win2k pro

Help Me Please :-(

Hi,

first problem:the .NET RC1 bootloader, called NTLDR, is NOT able to load W2K. Normally would a bootloader from a never operating system be able to do this, it`s a bug from RC1. What you can do is to create a W2K bootdiskette, save your W2K bootloader NTLDR also on this diskette, and, after installation of RC1, boot W2K from diskette.
second problem: RC1 will not update your W98 on C:, so you have to do a clean install on C:, and i don`t know if it`s agood idea to install RC1 on and over the same folders were W98 is installed.

In order to dual boot between W2K Pro and .NET Server you install W2K first on drive C. Then you install .NET into drive D.

I just did this and had no problem with NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM or BOOT.INI.

When I boot my comp I have a menu to choose from. No need for a W2K boot diskette. The version of .NET I used is the latest one - RC1.

Thankyou Very Much, that was the answer i needed. :D

Looking at the last date, this message may be a bit stale and dated, but it may be helpful for others.

I have a 40 GB hard drive partitioned into 3, with .NET RC1, XP Pro, and Mandrake Linux 9.0 installed and booting up into any one of the three from a boot menu. No need for any diskettes...

And I have tried this in various ways, and it does not matter which you install first. You always get a boot menu with the options, and can change which OS is the default if no choice is made.

Cheers.

A general rule of thumb when booting different NT operating systems is to install the OLDEST operating system first. :)