Laptop Question

KG4LHQ · Post by **KG4LHQ** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:04 pm

I have a Compaq V2311 AMD Turion and I was wondering it was possible to install 2 OS's on this laptop... It currently has XP Home on it but I want to load WIN 98 on it also so I can program older radios.

Please help me how to do it.

fly_on_the_wall · Post by **fly_on_the_wall** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:13 pm

you need to install the software on a seperate partition. there should be an option for this when the windows setup starts up. you must install it to a seperate partition then follow the prompts.

KG4LHQ · Post by **KG4LHQ** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:04 pm

So will I have to reinstall Windows XP to get this new partition setup or can do it another route?

kb0nly · Post by **kb0nly** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:57 pm

You can use Partition Magic to resize the current partition and put space at the end for a Fat32, then use PQBoot to select which O/S you want to boot on startup.

It's an easy follow the prompts job with Partition Magic.

Rick Rock · Post by **Rick Rock** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:43 am

I want to load WIN 98 on it also so I can program older radios.

What radios are we talking about? If they are older units, that maching won't program them.

n2knc · Post by **n2knc** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:40 pm

I USE A DOS BOOT DISK 6.2 BOOT COMPUTER UP THEN LOAD WHAT EVER SOFTWARE I NEED TO DO THE PROGRAMMING