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Dual Boot NT Workstation and '98
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According to what I've read, the best method is to put 98 on then NT. Jut to keep things really clean, I would put them on separate partitions. I would create a FAT16 partition and put 98 on it then put NT on the second partition. This way NT's boot loader would manage the double boot. <br>
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If you want to share applications or data both partitions would have to be FAT16. (From what I've read, sharing applications can get pretty hairy).<br>
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Disclaimer: I've never actually done this, only read a number of articles on it. Other's who have done it may correct me.... <p> Jeff<br><a href=mailto: masterracker@hotmail.com> masterracker@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>
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If you want to share applications or data both partitions would have to be FAT16. (From what I've read, sharing applications can get pretty hairy).<br>
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Disclaimer: I've never actually done this, only read a number of articles on it. Other's who have done it may correct me.... <p> Jeff<br><a href=mailto: masterracker@hotmail.com> masterracker@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>
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No I don't need to share applications but maybe documents.<br>
I just need both of them on one machine.<br>
They will be on two separate fixed disks<br>
C: & D: <br>
And can I launch the NT startup screen and select '98 or NT?<br>
the one thats in the boot.ini file.<br>
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How do you create a FAT16 if '98 is FAT32<br>
Also NT uses VFAT as it's FAT flavor.<br>
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I would like NT to use NTFS and '98 to use FAT32.<br>
I just need both of them on one machine.<br>
They will be on two separate fixed disks<br>
C: & D: <br>
And can I launch the NT startup screen and select '98 or NT?<br>
the one thats in the boot.ini file.<br>
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How do you create a FAT16 if '98 is FAT32<br>
Also NT uses VFAT as it's FAT flavor.<br>
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I would like NT to use NTFS and '98 to use FAT32.<br>
You can FAT16 the disk and put both on the same partition. NT can use NTFS, 98 cannot. 98 can use FAT32, NT cannot. Therefore your requirement won't work unless you boot from a FAT16 partition that you use to share data between OSs.<br>
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If you reformat the primary partition as FAT16 (use a 95 boot disk prior to 95C) you can install 98. Once that is running, boot into 98 and run setup for NTW. This creates the multi boot setup for you including writing the 98 start into boot.ini. At that point, you can request NTW to install to a separate drive although in practice I find it easier to have all my OSs on the same drive and leave my D drive as my data disk which does not need to be touched in the event of terminal problems...
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If you reformat the primary partition as FAT16 (use a 95 boot disk prior to 95C) you can install 98. Once that is running, boot into 98 and run setup for NTW. This creates the multi boot setup for you including writing the 98 start into boot.ini. At that point, you can request NTW to install to a separate drive although in practice I find it easier to have all my OSs on the same drive and leave my D drive as my data disk which does not need to be touched in the event of terminal problems...
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