Re: windows nt and linux
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On 9 Dec 1997, Ben Gertzfield wrote:
> >>>>> "Mandark!" == Mandark! <talktime@arrowweb.net> writes:
> Mandark!> and I want to install linux over ms-dos. BUT on the dos
> Mandark!> partition there is a windows nt file which is VITAL and
> Mandark!> contains the nt boot record (ms-dos mbr occupies the mbr
> Mandark!> space) and if linux toasts it, my computer will cease to
> Mandark!> work. is there a way to preserve this file when linux
> Mandark!> reformats the partition? thanx... -Matthew
> I think if you tell the Debian installation process not to install
> LILO, you'll be okay.
NO that's not true. The NT bootloader is there. As another member of the
list mentioned, even the NT rescue disk would not help in such a case.
What you could do is to delete (under MSDOS) every file of this partion,
except the system files:
\boot.ini
\autoexec.bat
\boot.ini
\bootsect.dos
\command.com
\config.sys
\io.sys
\msdos.sys
\ntdetect.com
\ntldr
Then you could shrink this partition to a rather small one using fips and
install linux in the free space in between. No need for PartitionMagic.
Nils
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