Dualboot w/shortcuts?

[jfc]

I'm new to this so please bear with me.*I am trying to create a dual boot system without using the
programs
that are out there. I have two partitions on my hard drive and would
like to install win98 on both. Win 98 is currently installed on drive C.
****I propose:
******Copying win98 folder from cd to drive D
******Moving C: autoexec.bat., config.sys., msdos.sys to C:\boot
******Running setup from D:\win98
******I assume this will install new boot files in C
*****Create shortcut in D to Win
98\rundll.exe.user.exe.exitwin98\C:\boot
*****
******Will it work?

[Gene C.]

don't know why you would want to have two sets of windows 98 on the system. but, all of you boot info is keep on you first partition being c:\. and unless you hide one from the other. windows won't let you have two vers of 98 on the same system. you could jusy make a c:\ boot and than a d:98 and a e:98 and either use fdisk to set them active. or do one as a 32 fat and the other one 16 fat. . but, I think you are asking for trouble with shared files and crosslinked ones. I hope I understand what you are tryin to do.

[jfc]

I am kind of a minimalist I guess. My intention is to tear apart the second
copy to get rid of all the junk. My wife
doesn't like the idea, so I wan't the first
system to remain intact. I assume the moving
of the batch files to a folder will hide the
first system from the second and I will be able to install. Can you help further?

[This message has been edited by jfc (edited 01-28-2000).]

[Mntsnow]

If you are wanting to "tinker" I would suggest just getting 2 harddrives in swappable drive caddies. With just a simple pull and push you have changed the harddrive and your back in business.

Mntsnow