[lug] installing linux with NT Dual boot

[Michael Deck]

At 05:51 PM 8/31/2001 -0600, D. Stimits wrote:
>Michael Deck wrote:
> >
> > Just to follow-up and close out this thread. I successfully installed Win2k
> > on a machine that had Linux (Krud) and Win98 on it. Without messing with
> > any boot loaders. I had LILO already selecting between Linux and Win98, and
> > what I did was:
> >
> > * pop in an extra HDD that I had lying around, and use Linux fdisk to make
> > an NTFS partition bootable.
> > * on Win2k, I chose "Create New Installation" rather than "Upgrade" and
> > asked it to install to the new partition
> >
> > Lo! When it was all done, I had LILO choosing between Win and Linux, and if
> > you pick Win then it pops up the Win2k boot loader which presents the
> > choice between Win2k and Win98. It looks like the Win98/NT boot loader
> > locates itself in the 1st sector of one of the drives, and I have LILO in
> > the MBR.
> >
> > Now all I have to do is RE-INSTALL ALL MY SOFTWARE because the "Create New
> > Installation" creates a new stinking registry. Sigh.
>
>I have experimented with installing of software under 2k directly over
>the 98 partition install, such that two separate registries are still
>required, but the software is actually in only one place. Didn't work
>right, there are different DLL's, and sometimes files present in the
>install directories themselves, which indicate version, and the poor
>thing gets confused. Even on stuff that appeared to be working, problems
>started piling up like dominoes.
>
>D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

Yeah, you know, I got burned by that in the past. I got a copy of NT4.0 a 
couple years ago and tried to economize on HDD space by trying that trick. 
Ugh. Now that disk space is cheap, I find that I am just buying new larger 
drives whenever the old ones get full (wish I could do that with my garage) 
and so I had a 6G drive in my box of parts and an empty bay in my box.

> >
> > -Mike
> >
> > At 12:23 PM 8/30/2001 -0600, Terry Branaman wrote:
> > >Windoze NT boot loaders allow multiple versions of Windoze on the same 
> box;
> > >they just don't like other OSes, though I did get a workaround for this
> > >working at one time. Win2K does support both FAT16 and FAT32, so you 
> should
> > >be OK there - just don't install Win2K into your Win9x \WINDOWS directory.
> > >Install it in its own directory, like \WINNT, or its own partition/drive.
> > >
> > >When you install Windoze NT (Win2k is just NT 5), it will overwrite 
> whatever
> > >boot loader is installed (e.g. LILO). Just use your Linux boot floppy 
> to get
> > >into Linux and rerun lilo. When you reboot, if you select your Windoze
> > >option you should then get the NT boot loader, which will allow you to
> > >select either NT or 9x.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us]On
> > >Behalf Of Michael Deck
> > >Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 1:53 PM
> > >To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> > >Subject: RE: [lug] installing linux with NT Dual boot
> > >
> > >
> > >At 01:38 PM 8/28/01 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >I have done NT for years with 0 problems.
> > > >
> > > >The how-to is very helpful. Particularly if you use BOOTPART. It really
> > > >couldn't be easier.
> > > >
> > > > >> Good luck.  I've never been able to install a version of Windows
> > > > >> on a box with another existing OS.  You will want the partition
> > >
> > >On this same thread, I have a machine that currently uses LILO to load
> > >either Win98 or Linux (MDK7.1) Now it appears I need to have Win2k to 
> run a
> > >client's software. Is there an upgrade path that doesn't require me to 
> wipe
> > >out any partitions? Can I conceivably keep both Win98 and Win2K in 
> case the
> > >latter turns out to be unstable?
> > >
> > >-Mike
> > >
> > >Michael Deck
> > >Cleanroom Software Engineering, Inc.
> > >
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Michael Deck
Cleanroom Software Engineering, Inc.