2K and Vista coexistance?

[Leobelbas]

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?

 

[zigzag3143]

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.

Ken

 

[Leobelbas]

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.

 

[zigzag3143]

L

Actrually I think WinNT may have but that was over a decade ago

 

[Sassa]

Win2k is 9 years old and may not recognize the ntfs format.

Ken

Win 2K can run on NTFS...

 

[Leobelbas]

Do you know what I should do?

 

[Sassa]

I had Vista & XP dual boot...
Didn't use 2K since 2004 (had 2K & XP dual boot)

 

[Leobelbas]

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?:huh:

 

[Sassa]

When I do dual boot I install older OS first and no problems...
Never tried to do reversal...

 

[zigzag3143]

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?:huh:

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

 

[Sassa]

Here is tutorial: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html?ltr=D

 

[Leobelbas]

This guide doesn't work for me. As I mentioned earlier, the partition is indicated as Unformatted or Damaged in Windows 2000 installation procedure, even though I just formatted it. So, no go...

 

[Leobelbas]

I'm desperate.... plz help... I even created an 7GB partition, thinking that the free space interferes with the installation but no... still the same....

 

[sup3rsprt]

are you saying that the Win2k installation disk will not allow you to format the hard disk? Even when there is 20GB unallocated space? (if you delete the 20GB partition using disk management, it will turn into 20GB unallocated space)

don't format the disk in Windows Vista because it uses a newer version of NTFS than Win2K did.

 

[wallyinnc]

You might want to check also Vista Forums

 

[Leobelbas]

are you saying that the Win2k installation disk will not allow you to format the hard disk? Even when there is 20GB unallocated space? (if you delete the 20GB partition using disk management, it will turn into 20GB unallocated space)

don't format the disk in Windows Vista because it uses a newer version of NTFS than Win2K did.

I did that.... no result...

You might want to check also Vista Forums

Please provide a direct link coz I can't search the whole crop for just a bug... LOL

 

[ccatlett1984]

your win2k install might not be able to read the 500gb drive correctly. especially if you have a sata drive setup as AHCI in the bios (dont change it unless you want your vista not to work.)

you really should backup the stuff from your vista install and format the whole drive, using the w2k installer to partition the disk.

or just run win2k in a virtual machine, seriously.