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Known Problems when Dual-Booting

Reviewed: March 2004

Problems that are known to occur when dual-booting.

• Win95B or 95C on Fast Systems

• Error SU0168 on Win9x Install

Please read Dual-Boot Win9x/XP/2K/NT (read first) for an overview of Windows dual-booting.

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Dual-Boot Centre

Specific Dual-Boots:

• Dual-Boot Win9x/XP/2K/NT (read first)

Win XP/2K/NT installed. Add a Win9x:
Install Win Me/98/95b on XP/2K(FAT/32) system
Install Win 95, 95a on XP/2K (FAT) system
Install any Win9x on XP/2K/NT (NTFS) system
Install any Win9x on Windows NT (FAT) system
Install any Win9x on [DOS+XP/2K/NT] system
Install MS-DOS on a Windows XP/2K/NT system

Win XP/2K/NT installed. Add a Win XP/2K/NT:
Install 2K on XP or on (XP + 9x/XP/2K/NT)

Win9x installed. Add a Win XP/2K/NT:
Install Win XP/2K on a Win Me/98/95b system
Install Win XP/2K on a Win 95, 95a system
Install Win NT (NTFS/FAT) on any Win9x (FAT)
Install Win NT (NTFS) on any Win9x (FAT32)

• Dual-Boot Win9x with another Win9x (read first)

Win9x installed. Add another Win9x:
AddAWins: Windows 9x Multi-Boot Utility (freeware)
DualWins: Windows 9x Dual-Boot Utility (freeware)

• Add a Hard Disk containing a Windows

Related pages:

• Rescue Boot Disk

• Repair a Dual-Boot
Bootcfg Command
Recovery Console

• Bootsect.dos created new

• Remove a Dual-Boot
Remove Win9x from Dual-Boot

• Reinstall Win9x in a Dual-Boot

• Replace the first Hard Disk

• Known Dual-Boot Problems
Win95b,c on Fast PCs
Error SU0168 Fix

• Boot Sequence in a Dual-Boot

• Boot & Disk Utilities

Also in How do I ...

• Edit Boot.ini
• Use Win9x Setup Switches
• Show Hidden Files in Windows, MS-DOS, and Command Prompt
• Boot from a bootable CD
• Add a new Hard Disk without changing drive letters
• Partition with PartitionMagic to install Win9x on XP/2K
• Use BootMagic to install a new OS

* ALWAYS BACKUP FIRST * ALWAYS RECORD SETTINGS * ALWAYS MAKE ONE CHANGE AT A TIME

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