China DOS Union

Quite a few articles have already introduced the related knowledge of installing dual systems / triple systems / even more operating systems, and at present more and more computer users are installing “dual / triple / multiple” operating systems on their own computers in order from lower to higher versions, and putting them in different partitions starting from drive C and going backward in sequence, to meet various needs. For example, if you want to install Windows 98/2000/XP, the usual way is to install them separately in partitions C/D/E (assuming your computer has 5 partitions), with Windows 98 using the FAT32 format and Windows 2000/XP using the NTFS format.

　　But I found that the problem with doing it this way is: under Windows 98, only the three partitions C, D, and E can be seen (Wolong Chuanshuo's note: actually they are partitions C, F, and G, but in Windows 98 they are shown as C, D, and E). The reason, of course, is that NTFS format is invisible under FAT32, so after installing Windows 2000/XP, drives D/E disappear, while the original F and G drives are promoted to D and E respectively. In other words, in the “bar” system there is a problem of “drive-letter misalignment.” It feels rather unpleasant, and later on it can easily lead to bad consequences (I myself once wanted to format the E drive containing Windows XP under DOS, but in the end what actually got formatted was my G drive that stored important data. I was upset for quite a while afterward...).

　　So is there any way to solve this “drive-letter misalignment” problem under the “Wenjiuba” system so as to prevent a slip of the hand? ... “Do your own things yourself!” Haha~~ This “famous saying” that teachers stuffed into my head back in childhood rang in my ears again! After thinking it over, I suddenly had a whim: after installing Windows 98 on drive C, why not put Windows 2000/XP in the last two partitions, F/G? That way, it doesn't matter if the NTFS-formatted F/G drives are invisible under FAT32 or DOS mode; the key point is that partitions C, D, and E stay exactly what they are supposed to be, with no drive-letter misalignment at all, thus reducing unnecessary losses caused by the “drive-letter misalignment” problem! And so... (Hehe, I'll omit N more words here. As for how to install Windows 2000 and Windows XP into the last two partitions, there are prompts during installation for each of them. You just need to read the relevant options clearly and act accordingly, so I won't keep rambling!)

　　Have you heard a famous saying? “Success always comes from mature thinking”! What, you haven't heard it? Hehe~~ I just said it myself! ^_*

　　Wolong Chuanshuo's note: Actually, the author's solution is very simple. He broke the habitual way of thinking we often use, and the idea was really arrived at through logical analysis. Therefore, when we do anything, we can consider non-habitual ways of thinking; maybe it will bring you unexpected results when solving problems!

Use 98 for ntfs....

Could you explain it in a bit more detail, master? I don't quite understand what you mean