[lug] installing linux with NT Dual boot

[Terry Branaman]

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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