RE: dual boot?
Its possable with winnt 4.0. Winnt 4.0 and 95 react the same way to
lilo, but this is with installing Linux after the win (I haven't tried
the other way yet). Winnt 5.0 spazes if it detects linux (something
about detecting another os. I really don't remember what it says),
makes me wonder if Microsoft wants only one os (theirs) on a box.
--Dano
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kent West [SMTP:westk@nicanor.acu.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 2:11 AM
> To: Joo Hwan Jang
> Subject: Re: dual boot?
>
> Joo Hwan Jang wrote:
> >
> > Dear whom it may concern.
> >
> > Hello?
> > I am interest in Linux, but I don't decide yet if I choose it or
> not.
> > So I'd like to install Linux and Windows NT 4.0 together.
> > That means I want to make my computer dual bootable.
> > Is it possible? If so, how?
> > Please let me know.
> > After considering that, I intend to order one.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > A prospective user.
> >
> > --
>
> I know you can with Win95, and I *think* you can with NT 4.0.
>
> It can be done in several ways; you can use Linux's LILO program,
> which allows you to choose at boot time which OS you want to boot
> into, or you can use a boot floppy for Linux and boot off the
> hard drive for NT, or you can probably configure NT to offer the
> choice (like LILO), or you can use a third-party boot manager.
>
> Be aware that if you're unfamiliar with Linux/UNIX you've got a
> TREMENDOUS learning curve in front of you. You'll get frustrated
> and discouraged at times, but eventually you'll be glad you
> started down this path. (If you've ever had to reboot Windows 3
> or 12 times just because you've added a new video card, etc,
> you'll be amazed at the configuration changes you can make
> without having to reboot Linux, and you'll LOVE the stability!)
>
> It's probably a little early to try to tell you how to
> multi-boot, because it will depend on whether you're putting
> Linux on a separate drive or just separate partitions and etc.
> Even so, I'd try to give you more detail, except I've never done
> it with NT; just Win95. Since Windows assumes it's the only OS
> that anyone will ever use, it tends to be rude about the MBR
> (Master Boot Record), so several people have suggested installing
> Windows and then Linux rather than the other way around; it seems
> to make the process a bit smoother.
>
>
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