Have two hard disks connected to my computer, please help!

LOLZpersonok · 01-14-2012, 09:22 PM

I have two hard disks connected to my HP Compaq D530 CMT. One is the original 40GB hard disk, the other is the 1.6GB hard disk that came from my Compaq Presario 2200.

The 40GB HDD has Windows 2000 installed on it, while the 1.6GB HDD has nothing on it. Anyways, I'm trying to install Windows 98 on the 1.6GB HDD. How do I do that directly from Windows 2000? Since I can't install Windows 98 directly on my Presario 2200 and my HP Compaq isn't booting to the CD, how can I install Windows 98 this way?

JogaBonito1502 · 01-15-2012, 03:39 AM

You can try creating a bootable USB flash drive.

Indigo · 01-17-2012, 12:26 AM

The bootable flash drive is the best bet - Windows 2000 won't support installing Windows 98 from within the OS, you're effectively "downgrading" and the OS won't support that.

LOLZpersonok · 01-17-2012, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indigo

The bootable flash drive is the best bet - Windows 2000 won't support installing Windows 98 from within the OS, you're effectively "downgrading" and the OS won't support that.

Yeah I will try making a bootable USB drive. I just won't be able to use it in my Compaq Presario 2200 as it does not have any USB ports built in it, so my guess is to remove the primary hard disk from my HP Compaq and then set the 2200's hard disk as the default, am I correct?

Indigo · 01-17-2012, 12:01 PM

The system may be too old to support a bootable flash drive, thought of that last night after I posted - your best bet in this case is to disconnect the other drive or move it down in boot order in the BIOS (if supported) and then use an external CDROM drive, but since you don't have any USB connections, that may be a moot point as well. Kind of stuck up a creek here.

LOLZpersonok · 01-17-2012, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indigo

The system may be too old to support a bootable flash drive, thought of that last night after I posted - your best bet in this case is to disconnect the other drive or move it down in boot order in the BIOS (if supported) and then use an external CDROM drive, but since you don't have any USB connections, that may be a moot point as well. Kind of stuck up a creek here.

Well, I do have another MDG that is running Windows XP. Perhaps that would be a better idea since the HP Compaq runs Windows 2000?

01-14-2012, 09:22 PM	#1
LOLZpersonok Baseband Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 61	Have two hard disks connected to my computer, please help! I have two hard disks connected to my HP Compaq D530 CMT. One is the original 40GB hard disk, the other is the 1.6GB hard disk that came from my Compaq Presario 2200. The 40GB HDD has Windows 2000 installed on it, while the 1.6GB HDD has nothing on it. Anyways, I'm trying to install Windows 98 on the 1.6GB HDD. How do I do that directly from Windows 2000? Since I can't install Windows 98 directly on my Presario 2200 and my HP Compaq isn't booting to the CD, how can I install Windows 98 this way? __________________ PC #1: Windows XP Pro\|ATI Radeon HD 4670\|4 GB GB RAM\|232 GB HDD\|AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core @ 2.11 GHz\| PC #2: Windows 7 Ultimate\|Intel Mobile Display\|2 GB RAM\|160 GB HDD\|Intel Atom @ 1.66 GHz \| PC #3: Windows 95\|Unknown GPU\|48 MB RAM\|1.6 GB HDD\|Media GX @ 180 MHz \| PC #4: Windows Me\|ATI Graphics\|128 MB RAM\|6.5 GB HDD\|AMD K-6 @ 333 MHz\| PC #5: Windows 98 SE\|nVidia Graphics\|64 MB RAM\|2.5 GB HDD\|AMD K6 @ 266 MHz\|

01-15-2012, 03:39 AM	#2
JogaBonito1502 Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 7,824	Re: Have two hard disks connected to my computer, please help! You can try creating a bootable USB flash drive.

01-17-2012, 12:26 AM	#3
Indigo Fully Optimized Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,815	Re: Have two hard disks connected to my computer, please help! The bootable flash drive is the best bet - Windows 2000 won't support installing Windows 98 from within the OS, you're effectively "downgrading" and the OS won't support that.

01-17-2012, 12:01 PM	#5
Indigo Fully Optimized Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,815	Re: Have two hard disks connected to my computer, please help! The system may be too old to support a bootable flash drive, thought of that last night after I posted - your best bet in this case is to disconnect the other drive or move it down in boot order in the BIOS (if supported) and then use an external CDROM drive, but since you don't have any USB connections, that may be a moot point as well. Kind of stuck up a creek here.

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