"Lorenzoi" wrote in message
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I have W-98 in my secondary PC. However, W-98 does not support recent
jump
(pen) drives, thus I am plannig upgrade to Wxp. Have boxed Wxp upgrade
version but instructions indicate that the upgrade will "replace" previous
OS. I have several important W-98 program that will like to keep, but
they will not work properly under Wxp. Thus, will like to keep W-98 as an
alternative OS. Q: How can I installe Wxp and keep W-98 to be used when
needed??

WinXP has a special "compatibility" feature designed
to make earlier apps (Win3.1 or Win95 or Win98) run
under XP. Each app can be thus configured via
/ Properties. This system is not guaranteed but worth
testing in your situation.

A cheap alternative (at $100-$150 for a used XP PC
in good order) is a network linking a Win98 to an XP
PC, also useful for backup to large-sized drives etc.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)