How to make another partition bootable?

teeares · 08-27-2006, 11:57 AM

Hi,

I have a hard drive partitioned into 5 partitions, c: being the active one, on which I have installed Windows. Now I would like to make the g: partition ALSO bootable (next to c: that is).

I want to put on this g: partition a copy of a windows 98 floppy boot disk, so that I don't have to worry about where I left it (and if it still works; after all, it's a floppy...). If, then, anything would go wrong with my windows, I can still boot my pc and run Ghost (which would also be on the g: partition) to reset c: to a former state...

Bottom line: I'd like to make a partition other than c: bootable, so that I can run Ghost or some diagnostics.

Thanks in advance!

**jnob** · 08-28-2006, 11:10 AM

You can install Windows on as many partitions as you'd like. However you should install Win98 before XP because 98 will take over the boot sector. If you install XP second it will just build a boot menu and ask you which OS you would like to boot.

08-27-2006, 11:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
teeares Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1 OS: Windows 98	How to make another partition bootable? Hi, I have a hard drive partitioned into 5 partitions, c: being the active one, on which I have installed Windows. Now I would like to make the g: partition ALSO bootable (next to c: that is). I want to put on this g: partition a copy of a windows 98 floppy boot disk, so that I don't have to worry about where I left it (and if it still works; after all, it's a floppy...). If, then, anything would go wrong with my windows, I can still boot my pc and run Ghost (which would also be on the g: partition) to reset c: to a former state... Bottom line: I'd like to make a partition other than c: bootable, so that I can run Ghost or some diagnostics. Thanks in advance!

08-28-2006, 11:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
jnob TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Valley Posts: 692 OS: XP Pro, SP2 My System	You can install Windows on as many partitions as you'd like. However you should install Win98 before XP because 98 will take over the boot sector. If you install XP second it will just build a boot menu and ask you which OS you would like to boot. __________________ Everest Memtest86