Hello members of this mailing list!
My name is Kyle, and I subscribed to this mailing list just to ask a
hopefully simple question.
I have recently been trying to create a special Win98/XP dual-boot retro
gaming PC in which both OSs are installed on a *C* drive. Yes, both. Not
like how a normal Win98/XP dual-boot works with Win98 on the C drive and XP
on D.
I queried VOGONS (here's the topic:
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=57679
<https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=57679> ), and one user
mentioned this (in its entirety):
I always do it like this:
> *1. I create a FreeDOS USB drive with Rufus and copy a newer fdisk with
> support for bigger harddisks on it afterwards.*
> 2. I boot from the USB drive with PloP on a CD.
> *3. Now I run fdisk to create two primary partitions. One for 98SE, one
> for XP. I mark the first one as active.*
> 4. I boot from the Windows 98SE CD, format the first partition with
> CODE: SELECT ALL
> FORMAT C: /Q
> so I don't have to wait for ages and then I install the OS.
> 5. After 98SE is installed, I boot from the USB drive again. I run fdisk
> and mark the SECOND partition as active.
> 6. Now I install Windows XP and during the install I format the second
> partition (which is now listed as the C: drive in setup) with NTFS.
> 98SE and XP are now both installed on the HDD and they both think that
> their own partition is the C: drive.
> Only one last thing left: 98SE is missing in the XP boot menu, so usually
> I just install a boot manager like Boot-US and voila - I can easily boot
> into both systems.
You see what I have bolded, "numbers" 1 & 3?
This is where my question comes in. I know with vanilla DOS's fdisk, you
are only allowed to create one primary partition. However, does FreeDOS's
fdisk allow you to create more than one primary partition?
This is the crux of the whole plan. If I can confirm that FreeDOS's
fdisk has that ability, I can try his solution and hopefully have it work.
Hence, I joined this mailing list to find the answer.
Sorry for rambling on. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
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