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Thanks Konichiwaneko,
That's one possibility. The software for the laptop is all on three restore cd's, all in Japanese, including the OEM XP. I would have to wipe the drive, install w2k, set the partition, then install the restore disks, right?
I know that my English version of Partition Magic can't be installed on the XP because of the double-width characters in Japanese. I don't know if that means I can't install a double width OS on a PM partition created with an English OS. English programs usually work fine on Japanese OS's, but the reverse is not always true. I should be able to use English Office and other progy's just fine, but I wonder if those programs will transfer to my desktop unaltered if they are saved using the J.OS.
If I put the w2k install cd in the laptop, will it ask me if I want to create a partition to install on (basically, ask me if I want to fdisk)? I seem to remeber this happening on previous installs of w2k. I just don't want to mess with the XP install too much at this point.
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