Dual boot Xp with win2000 query

cdee99 · External Since: Sep 02, 2009 Posts: 2

Hi !

I have two hard disks

IDE1 : Disk 1 : winxp professional
IDE2 : Disk 2 : windows 2000

To choose OS ; I currently hit del at startup ; select the boot order
of the HDD's

Is there a way to get dual boot option in disk1 - winxp ?

My hardware guy is sure it cannot be done... I am not so sure ...is
there a way ??

Please help if you can

Thanks a lot

Cedric Dennis -
cedric.dennis.TakeThisOut@gmail.com

cdee99 · External Since: Sep 02, 2009 Posts: 2

Thanks a lot John !
You have made my life so much simpler.
Warm Regards
Cedric

John John - MVP · External Since: Mar 26, 2009 Posts: 10

Yes, absolutely. Edit the boot.ini file on the Windows XP disk and add
an ARC path to the Windows 2000 installation.

The file probably looks like this now:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

After you add the ARC path to Windows 2000 it will look something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

The Boot.ini file is a hidden system file in the root folder of the
system partition, usually C:\.

You can edit the file via the System Properties\Advanced\Startup and
Recovery and then click on the "Edit" button at "To edit the startup
options...

John

cdee99 wrote:
> Hi !
>
> I have two hard disks
>
> IDE1 : Disk 1 : winxp professional
> IDE2 : Disk 2 : windows 2000
>
> To choose OS ; I currently hit del at startup ; select the boot order
> of the HDD's
>
> Is there a way to get dual boot option in disk1 - winxp ?
>
> My hardware guy is sure it cannot be done... I am not so sure ...is
> there a way ??
>
> Please help if you can
>
> Thanks a lot
>
> Cedric Dennis -
> cedric.dennis DeleteThis @gmail.com
>

John John - MVP · External Since: Mar 26, 2009 Posts: 10

Ooops! In my haste to copy & paste lines for the new boot.ini file I
forgot that the default location for Windows 2000 is WINNT. The new
boot.ini file should look more like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

John

John John - MVP wrote:
> Yes, absolutely. Edit the boot.ini file on the Windows XP disk and add
> an ARC path to the Windows 2000 installation.
>
> The file probably looks like this now:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
>
> After you add the ARC path to Windows 2000 it will look something like
> this:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> The Boot.ini file is a hidden system file in the root folder of the
> system partition, usually C:\.
>
> You can edit the file via the System Properties\Advanced\Startup and
> Recovery and then click on the "Edit" button at "To edit the startup
> options...
>
> John
>
>
> cdee99 wrote:
>> Hi !
>>
>> I have two hard disks
>>
>> IDE1 : Disk 1 : winxp professional
>> IDE2 : Disk 2 : windows 2000
>>
>> To choose OS ; I currently hit del at startup ; select the boot order
>> of the HDD's
>>
>> Is there a way to get dual boot option in disk1 - winxp ?
>>
>> My hardware guy is sure it cannot be done... I am not so sure ...is
>> there a way ??
>>
>> Please help if you can
>>
>> Thanks a lot
>>
>> Cedric Dennis -
>> cedric.dennis DeleteThis @gmail.com
>>