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To: mr.mark who wrote (20205)	6/2/2001 4:57:39 PM
From: Esteban	Respond to of 110652

Hi Mark. I'm much more educated on the different file system structures after reading the Smart Computing article. I'll have to give some thought to running different partitions with different file structures. Eventually I hope to run only WindowsXP, at which time I will surely convert everything to NTFS. It wasn't clear whether this can be done without loss of data. It seemed so. I've heard that XP has a 98 & 95 simulation mode for programs that won't run directly under XP. Sounds like a good feature for the compatibility front. My question about having two versions of the same program on the same hard drive for different operating systems wasn't clear. Rather than addressing a compatibility issue, I was wondering about efficiency. I've noticed when downloading certain programs that there are different links to download depending on one's operating system. This made me think that in order to take full advantage of the xp os it might be necessary to install the 2000 or xp version to better utilize the XP os. Maybe the operating system itself adapts efficiently to the win98 version, I don't know. That's the basis of my question. I'm enjoying a lazy Saturday for the first time in a long while. And I'm being serenaded with music from a chamber group that is practicing for a concert just below me in the living room. It's a great day. Esteban

To: mr.mark who wrote (20205)	6/2/2001 6:01:02 PM
From: Esteban	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110652

Mark, one more dual operating system question, if you don't mind: One must run only one operating system at time, correct? If only one of several applications requires Win 98, all must use 98 during the same computing session, sí? I think I found the answer to my previous question. From two different dual os how to's: From Guru3d's Dual Boot Guide: You can get lucky and run the same application under both OS’s via one installation point. However many of the larger, more robust applications need dedicated registry settings as well as specific files copied to the \system or \system32 folder. If you are having problems running an application that was installed via another OS, then you should reinstall the app, or run it from the OS it was installed from only. From Dual Boot Blues... Dual Applications for Dual Boot Running a dual-boot system has one more catch: Each OS is on a separate partition and operates unaware of the other, so you need to install applications that you want to use on both OSs twice. Applications can share data and, in most cases, directory structures. Unfortunately, some applications install different executable files for each OS, in which case you have to create separate directory structures. You can't predict which applications will install different executable files, so you need to rely on experience to learn which applications behave this way. You might also have trouble uninstalling an application that the OSs share. The OS from which you first run the uninstall process will delete the executable files and libraries and will remove entries for the application from the OS's Registry database, but the OS won't touch the other OS's Registry. When you dual-boot to the other OS, the uninstall process might fail because the executable file is missing. Then, you need to reinstall the application before you can uninstall it. My approach is to install only the applications that I need on each OS. I use Win2K Pro as my primary OS, so it gets applications such as Microsoft Office. I use Win98 mainly for test work, so it gets only the applications that need testing. I need a few applications such as Dynalink Technologies' Clip'nSave on both OSs, and so far both OSs share one copy. Esteban