Here are instructions on how to get win98 and NT to coexist and after this is installed and working you should start the linux install. It should add it's own multiboot manager you could use to choose between Linux and (NT/98) <br>
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If you install Windows 98 to dual boot with Windows NT, boot to MS-DOS, and then run Setup from either MS-DOS or Windows 3.1x. You will not be able to install Windows 98 to a directory with a shared Windows 3.1x/Windows NT configuration; you will need to install Windows 98 in a different directory.<br>
You can install Windows 98 to dual boot with Windows NT on a computer. This section provides some notes for installing Windows 98 with Windows NT.<br>
Important In order to take advantage of the Windows 98 dual-boot capabilities, the entry BootMulti=1 must be set in the Windows 98 Msdos.sys file in the root directory. For more information, see “Msdos.sys: Special Startup Values” earlier in this chapter.<br>
To install Windows 98 to dual boot with Windows NT<br>
1. Ensure that the computer is configured to dual boot between Windows NT and MS-DOS. Check your Windows NT documentation for details.<br>
2. Start the computer by using the MS-DOS operating system.<br>
3. Run Windows 98 Setup as described in Chapter 2, “Setting Up Windows 98.”<br>
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Remember that if your computer has any Windows NT file system (NTFS) partitions, they are not available locally from within Windows 98.<br>
If you run MS-DOS from a floppy disk in order to install Windows 98, you will not be able to start Windows NT afterward. You can restore the multiboot configuration by starting the computer with your Windows NT Boot Disks and selecting the Repair option. You will then be prompted for your Windows NT Repair Disk.<br>
To run MS-DOS after Windows 98 has been installed, you must select the MS-DOS option from the Windows NT multiboot menu. Then, from the Windows 98 Startup menu, select Previous Version of MS-DOS.<br>
To install Windows NT on a computer where Windows 98 is installed<br>
· At the command prompt, switch to the directory that contains the Windows NT source files, and then type winnt /w.<br>
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The WINNT program is an MS-DOS -based application that creates the Windows NT Setup startup files and copies the system files to the hard disk from the source files. The /w switch allows WINNT to run under Windows. Using this switch also causes Windows NT Setup to skip the CPU detection process and the automatic restart at the end of Setup. You can also include the /b switch to copy the required startup files for Setup so that you do not have to create floppy disks for Setup.<br>
For more information about the Windows NT operating system and about running computers with Windows 98 on a Windows NT network, see Chapter 16, “Windows 98 on Microsoft Networks.”<br>