2K and Vista coexistance?

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    2K and Vista coexistance?


    I have already installed Vista on a 500 GB hard disk and I wanna install Win 2K on a 20 GB partition so I can create a Dual Boot. However, 2000 considers the partition I create unformatted and/or damaged and when I choose ''format'', it says that Drive C must be formatted(where Vista is installed). What should I do so that Vista stays intact and 2000 installs normally?
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    Leobelbas said:
    I have already installed Vista on a 500 GB hard disk and I wanna install Win 2K on a 20 GB partition so I can create a Dual Boot. However, 2000 considers the partition I create unformatted and/or damaged and when I choose ''format'', it says that Drive C must be formatted(where Vista is installed). What should I do so that Vista stays intact and 2000 installs normally?
    Win2k is 9 years old and may not recognize the ntfs format.

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    I also created a FAT32 partition but still no luck. I assure you that 2K does support NTFS, being the first OS to support this new format.:)
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    L

    Actrually I think WinNT may have but that was over a decade ago
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    zigzag3143 said:
    Win2k is 9 years old and may not recognize the ntfs format.

    Ken
    Win 2K can run on NTFS...
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    Do you know what I should do?
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    I had Vista & XP dual boot...
    Didn't use 2K since 2004 (had 2K & XP dual boot)
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    BTW, I'm aware that this is a forum for Win 7 but I think it's the same procedure as if I had 2K with 7. Can someone help me?
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    When I do dual boot I install older OS first and no problems...
    Never tried to do reversal...
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    Leobelbas said:
    BTW, I'm aware that this is a forum for Win 7 but I think it's the same procedure as if I had 2K with 7. Can someone help me?
    Usually when you dual boot you install the older system first so that when you install win 7 it can create the boot loader. You can do the same thing by using bcdedit to set up the boot. there is a tutorial on bcdedit in tutorials.

    Let us know if you need help

    Ken
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