This next part is the actual installation part where
Win2k will copy files, etc to your drives and actually install
the operating system. Be prepared for a wait…it takes quite a bit
longer than a Win98 install. Just for comparison sake.. I installed
Win2k workstation on a p-133 box with 48mb of RAM. It took about "gasp"
4 hours. On my personal box (p2-450, 128mb of RAM) it takes a little
less than an hour. I guess its very hardware intensive…I would set the
box to the side and come back to it.
Once the installation is finished and the final reboot
takes place, Win2k has modified the boot.ini to set Win2k as the default
OS to boot into. The timeout value is (the time that you have to choose
your appropriate OS) five seconds. The values can be modified via
opening the boot.ini file on your C:\ drive with a text editor and
making the changes. I would not recommend this as you can do quite a bit
of damage if you set it wrong. A much safer way is to boot into Win2k,
right click on My Computer, go to Properties, Advanced, and clicking the
Startup button. You will see which OS is booted by default as well as
the timeout values, etc. You can make appropriate changes here as well..
maybe change the timeout value to 30 seconds or allow Win98 to boot by
default.
You can get lucky and run the same application under
both OS’s via one installation point. However many of the larger, more
robust applications need dedicated registry settings as well as specific
files copied to the \system or \system32 folder. If you are having
problems running an application that was installed via another OS, then
you should reinstall the app, or run it from the OS it was installed
from only.
Ahhhhh Congratulations~! You now have a very smooth dual
boot system to cause envy and jealous of all your friends. You will
notice that both OS’s have their strengths and weaknesses but many can
be overcomed by general tweaks and personal settings. The site
