Updates on XP and 98 dual system

I created a dual boot system with Win98SE and XP Home. Win98 is on C drive,
and XP Home on a D partition. Last time I installed a Windows Update, the
XP update hosed the Win98, and I had to manually go thru all of the start up
components to remove (uncheck) the KB update.

How can I avoid this with the latest batch of updates that I would like to
install?

Anne

After the update, every time I tried to boot up Win98, I would get the blue
screen fatal errors half way thru the start up. I followed Microsoft's
instructions for going into safe mode, then using msconfig to not load the
start up group items. It was the KB item in the start up group that caused
the problem, as I was able to go thru and select all other items to load at
start up. After that, everything ran fine, and still runs fine - in both Win
98 and XP.
So, I am led to believe that there was an XP Home patch that did not agree
with Win98, and I want to avoid this issue again.

Thanks.


"Rich Barry" wrote:

> Anne, in most instances MS Updates are safe and especially Security
> Updates should be installed. Since the bootloader files
> are on the C: drive updates don't usually mess with them. So, I think
> there's something else going on. Did you lose the option
> to boot into Win98? How was it hosed? You may have picked up a boot sector
> virus or other malware. First, do a check
> for them. You can use these free sites. SpySweeper has a Full Operating
> 30 day trial.
> www.webroot.com
>
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
>
> http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
>
> http://www.intermute.com/products/spysubtract.html
>
> http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> "Anne" <> wrote in message
> news:97758E2B-F30A-4F74-8FB0-...
> >I created a dual boot system with Win98SE and XP Home. Win98 is on C
> >drive,
> > and XP Home on a D partition. Last time I installed a Windows Update,
> > the
> > XP update hosed the Win98, and I had to manually go thru all of the start
> > up
> > components to remove (uncheck) the KB update.
> >
> > How can I avoid this with the latest batch of updates that I would like to
> > install?
> >
> > Anne
>
>
>

One more thing to add - I installed the previous updates while running XP
Home. Does it make a difference which OS is running when I install MS
updates? Should I install them twice, under each OS?

>

Anne
This sounds like you're installing the same patch into two operating
system - that CANNOT work!!

You need to go to Windows Update in each OS and download and install the
patched for that OS alone
patches are NOT the same for all OS's - and frequently will refuse to run on
a wrong OS (I'm surprised that any did in fact install!)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"Anne" <> wrote in message
news:C14FCC2C-BEB7-4CD1-ACA8-...
> One more thing to add - I installed the previous updates while running XP
> Home. Does it make a difference which OS is running when I install MS
> updates? Should I install them twice, under each OS?
>
>>

Anne, like Noel stated, you cannot use the same Updates for both OS's.
They each have their own updates which are
usually fixes or security patches that pertain to that individual OS. If
that's the case it's no wonder you got a BSOD.
"Noel Paton" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Anne
> This sounds like you're installing the same patch into two operating
> system - that CANNOT work!!
>
> You need to go to Windows Update in each OS and download and install the
> patched for that OS alone
> patches are NOT the same for all OS's - and frequently will refuse to run
> on a wrong OS (I'm surprised that any did in fact install!)
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>
> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>
> "Anne" <> wrote in message
> news:C14FCC2C-BEB7-4CD1-ACA8-...
>> One more thing to add - I installed the previous updates while running XP
>> Home. Does it make a difference which OS is running when I install MS
>> updates? Should I install them twice, under each OS?
>>
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