Win98 & Win95

I am running a HardDrive with Win98 installed on my computer - I have
another HardDrive with Win95 installed. Can I physically hook up
Win95 HardDrive to the computer & be able to switch between both
operating systems?

Yes, maybe. The easy way to switch between the systems is by using a boot
manager. I use:

BootIt Next Generation is available from: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/
and it does partitioning, makes a compressed image, does many other
partitioning chores and is a boot manager. It is not quite as easy to use
as Partition Magic but it is half the cost and has more features. Unlike
the crippled PMagic demo, BING is a *full function* demo you can try for
FREE for 30 days. The web site has a lot of support articles.

If the W95 hard drive is from a different machine, it may or may not require
a reinstallation of W95 because of the different hardware of the two
machines. I have had systems work fine by just booting and letting windows
detect the new hardware. You will probably have to load some different
drivers but the bottom line is, you just have to try it and work your way
through any problems. If you use the boot manager above, you can always
switch back to W98 and seek help here for any problems you can't solve.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

Bill wrote in message ...
I am running a HardDrive with Win98 installed on my computer - I have
another HardDrive with Win95 installed. Can I physically hook up
Win95 HardDrive to the computer & be able to switch between both
operating systems?

Hi Bill,

No, it wont be that easy. The Win95 drive will be looking for
the hardware it was originally installed on. Your best bet would
be to install the Win95 drive into the Win98 system and wipe it
clean and do a clean install of Win95. You will also need
partitioning software to create a multi boot environment, such
as Bootit NG. This will allow you to install and boot between the two OS.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164


Bill wrote
I am running a HardDrive with Win98 installed on my computer - I have
another HardDrive with Win95 installed. Can I physically hook up
Win95 HardDrive to the computer & be able to switch between both
operating systems?

Hi Bert,

See my reply. I have on three or four occasions moved a drive from one
machine to another to see what it would do. I did this as an experiment
because I had read in the newsgroups that it couldn't be done because of the
hardware differences. I wanted to see exactly what it would do and much to
my surprise, it worked. Windows detected and loaded those devices it could
and I had to load the display and sound drivers (no exact recall but that's
old age I fear G). But, the machine did boot right up and W98 worked.
Now, I am not saying that it will work whenever it is tried but it did work
for me and four completely different computers were involved. I also don't
know if W95 will handle this like W98 did. However, considering the minimal
amount of time required to test it versus reloading W95, I think it is worth
the effort.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Bert Kinney" wrote in message
...
Hi Bill,

No, it wont be that easy. The Win95 drive will be looking for
the hardware it was originally installed on. Your best bet would
be to install the Win95 drive into the Win98 system and wipe it
clean and do a clean install of Win95. You will also need
partitioning software to create a multi boot environment, such
as Bootit NG. This will allow you to install and boot between the two OS.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164


Bill wrote
I am running a HardDrive with Win98 installed on my computer - I have
another HardDrive with Win95 installed. Can I physically hook up
Win95 HardDrive to the computer & be able to switch between both
operating systems?

Hi Ron,

I posted before your post showed up.

I have only tried adding a drive with Win98 on it once
or twice which did not work. After reading your results
I agree, it is worth a try rather than going directly to a
clean install. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

"Ron Badour" wrote
Hi Bert,

See my reply. I have on three or four occasions moved a drive from one
machine to another to see what it would do. I did this as an experiment
because I had read in the newsgroups that it couldn't be done because of
the
hardware differences. I wanted to see exactly what it would do and much
to
my surprise, it worked. Windows detected and loaded those devices it
could
and I had to load the display and sound drivers (no exact recall but
that's
old age I fear G). But, the machine did boot right up and W98 worked.
Now, I am not saying that it will work whenever it is tried but it did
work
for me and four completely different computers were involved. I also
don't
know if W95 will handle this like W98 did. However, considering the
minimal
amount of time required to test it versus reloading W95, I think it is
worth
the effort.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Bert Kinney" wrote in message
...
Hi Bill,

No, it wont be that easy. The Win95 drive will be looking for
the hardware it was originally installed on. Your best bet would
be to install the Win95 drive into the Win98 system and wipe it
clean and do a clean install of Win95. You will also need
partitioning software to create a multi boot environment, such
as Bootit NG. This will allow you to install and boot between the two
OS.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164


Bill wrote
I am running a HardDrive with Win98 installed on my computer - I have
another HardDrive with Win95 installed. Can I physically hook up
Win95 HardDrive to the computer & be able to switch between both
operating systems?

No problem--just so I don't have to share my beer at the next summit G

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Bert Kinney" wrote in message
...
Hi Ron,

I posted before your post showed up.

I have only tried adding a drive with Win98 on it once
or twice which did not work. After reading your results
I agree, it is worth a try rather than going directly to a
clean install. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

"Ron Badour" wrote
Hi Bert,

See my reply. I have on three or four occasions moved a drive from one
machine to another to see what it would do. I did this as an experiment
because I had read in the newsgroups that it couldn't be done because of
the
hardware differences. I wanted to see exactly what it would do and much
to
my surprise, it worked. Windows detected and loaded those devices it
could
and I had to load the display and sound drivers (no exact recall but
that's
old age I fear G). But, the machine did boot right up and W98 worked.
Now, I am not saying that it will work whenever it is tried but it did
work
for me and four completely different computers were involved. I also
don't
know if W95 will handle this like W98 did. However, considering the
minimal
amount of time required to test it versus reloading W95, I think it is
worth
the effort.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Bert Kinney" wrote in message
...
Hi Bill,

No, it wont be that easy. The Win95 drive will be looking for
the hardware it was originally installed on. Your best bet would
be to install the Win95 drive into the Win98 system and wipe it
clean and do a clean install of Win95. You will also need
partitioning software to create a multi boot environment, such
as Bootit NG. This will allow you to install and boot between the two
OS.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164


Bill wrote
I am running a HardDrive with Win98 installed on my computer - I
have
another HardDrive with Win95 installed. Can I physically hook up
Win95 HardDrive to the computer & be able to switch between both
operating systems?