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OpenStep 4.2 dual-boot with NT4?
I currently have dual-boot between WinME and Win2k. If I upgrade WinME to XP Home, will the dual-boot still be available? I would think the install would modify the MBR or boot.ini and that will remove the dual-boot option. I assume the upgrade will have to be run from WinME? And won't the install process detect

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Calvin Crumrine non...@yourbusiness.com alt computer Tony wrote: A while back, I installed a flight sim on my machine under Win98 (Dual boot w/WinXP). Halfway through the new feature install process, I noticed that I had accidentally chose an incorrect option. I canceled the install process, and then tried to

Please help with Win98 + Win NT4.0 Dual Boot Config
OS/2 Version 1.2 was the first to incorporate the High Performance File System (HPFS, which supports long file names) and a dual boot mechanism. .... to set the new CMOS parameters, and then install OS/2 from the new Drive A. IBM is working to make the install process more friendly in future releases of OS/2.

COL 2.3 Install & NT Loader
If you choose to convert your FAT partition during your NT install process (which NT will offer to do) you will NOT be able to boot to Windows 95, DOS, etc. FAT is the only universal partitioning system in existence right now, which is a shame, because a dual-boot NT/Win95 machine would be ideal if NT could

Dual Boot Question
Win 2000 can dual boot with Win ME or any other version of Win 9x. In fact, they don't even have to be on separate partitions. If you will partition the hard disk, Just select the option to specify the location of the WinNT folder during the installation process. This might be the easiest way for you to do it.

dual boot install question
I am currently using Win 3.1 and I have the following questions: I've been working on installing Win95 onto my 486 system for a couple of weeks. This will cause it to give you the dual boot option (by pressing F4 during the boot process you will boot to your old configuration, including Win3.1).

Reinstall Windows
They had me boot the system from the Win2K product CD, this got me right into an install process. When it came to the part about choosing a partition to use Question --------- Now I have a dual boot situation with one option taking me to the Clean Install of W2K that I just installed, and the other being the

Concerned XP-to be user!
(I tried mounting it with unhide option and still couldn't see it). Could this be a problem. 2) The documentation is somewhat contradictory about running The machine I am working on is linux only (not dual boot), and AMD processor (700 MHz). Following is some output from the installation process: Here is some

Another dual boot question with linux and windows 2000
The question I have is during the OpenStep install process, will it give me the option of which partition to install on, or is it going to wipe my NT partition ? Like all polite operating systems, it will give you the option of where to install it. WRT installing on a laptop, you should be awaqre that you might

Yaboot - fact or fiction?
Linux is foreign territory to me, so I have no idea what its installation process may have done. -- Bruce Sanderson bruce.sander...@gems6.gov.bc.ca It is choose the correct System Startup option as default, then you'll need to delete the options you want removed from the boot.ini, it's a read-only, system,

Major Problem.....Master Boot Record F*cked!
What is worst is that when rebooting from the Mac CD, no HFS partition was visible and the only option would be to re-initialize the HD. Linux would instead boot and work nicely. I ran the full installation process three times (changing the position of the HFS partitions in the doubt that 80GB could be too much for

OpenStep 4.2 dual-boot with NT4?
Windows will automatically setup | a dual boot, and if the new installation works, you can transfer | your data and programs over to the new installation before you | remove the old one. Another possible option is to repair windows: | | Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows: | using this

Windows or Linux for RoR Develpment?
We are vehemently agreeing, in the dual-boot environment (such as mine), the W95/W98 "boot" path is through the boot.ini entry commonly labeled "DOS". That's what I've been doing all along :=) But the problem still remains that W98 hangs, locks up on its first GUI boot in the setup/install process.

Problems finding hard drive partition
However, there's an important piece of information missing: _Why_ did you install 16 GB of RAM? The answer to that question might give an indication which of the two ways ..... I'd be curious to know if anyone's still hedging their bets by making their machine dual-boot i386/amd64 --- and how they configure it.

OS/2 FAQ List Version 1.1
You can select FAT32 or NTFS at install time or you can convert to NTFS (without loosing data) at a later date. Are you suggesting that I do a dual boot to get the Win2K up and running Also, would a start disk floppy generated from the ME OS sufficient to start 2000 installation process? Thanks in advance!

alt.os.linux.caldera FAQ, version 3.7.0
So, in order to have a dual boot machine, I need to reinstall Win95 on the C: drive. However, I recall reading somewhere in the manual (can't find it again) that one should not install another OS on the bootable drive; I assume this is because the MBR will be overwritten by the Win95 install process. My question

remove Vista and install xp pro
I am currently running Windows98, but would like to be able to have a dual boot system w/ Windows and Linux. Unfortunatly, I am not very familiar with It'll give you instructions and ask you questions and guide you through the installation process. My advice is to install with the "everything" option if you've

Dual-booting question
I kept notes during the install process: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- <snip> First question is what the No manual partition setup is needed with this option. You're right about that. Those that want to dual boot would have a more difficult time. with the partitioner.

Dual boot... how?
TjL luo...@peak.org.this.all.must.be.removed comp sys next sysadmin In <71aavr$jr...@nnrp1.dejanews.com> br...@scient.com wrote: The question I have is during the OpenStep install process, will it give me the option of which partition to install on, or is it going to wipe my NT partition ? OpenStep is much nicer to

Ubuntu Evaluation: First Steps
Then during the XP installation process when given the formatting question, choose the option that leaves the formatting alone. Along with the included Boot Magic program, I had absolutely no problems setting up the dual boot. Once XP was up and running with my programs installed, drivers updated, etc.