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Old 12-12-2004, 01:36 AM   #1
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Question add another OS..

Is it possible to add Windows ME OS under XP OS?I've try it but somehow it causes my 1st disk drive to be hidden.I have use partition magic to do so but it stated that it can only install on 1st disk.Can someone tell me how it is done?
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Old 12-12-2004, 01:42 AM   #2
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The easiest way would to install ME first, followed by XP on a seperate partition. Normally, the oldest OS is installed first. If you don't want to reformat and reinstall the O/S's in this order, there are 3rd party boot managers you can use to take care of the problem.

As for ME not seeing the drive, ME can't see drives formatted with NTFS, XP's default file system.
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Actually the XP is in fat32 file system format.It might be because I screw up using Boot Magic.Any nice 3rd party boot manager i can try?
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by installing me first , then xp, it will dual boot for you, there is nothing else you need to do.
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yeah finally ive done it.me later xp.But then it still leave traces of xp pro and home edition(upgrade home to pro edition) during the boot screen.How can I erase it?
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start > run > type "msconfig > "boot.ini" tab

Remove the entries to the old O/S's that you don't need.
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Old 12-12-2004, 01:53 PM   #7
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ME is a bit strange in dual boot - it *must* be installed on C.
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