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Article #274WinNT 3.51 Workstation and LINUX on same disk
From: Tony Langdon
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 00:00
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It's 11 Jun 97 19:08, We'll return to q9722124@mail.connect.usq.edu.au and All's discussion of WinNT 3.51 Workstation and LINUX on same disk q9> 1. It doesn't copy an old version of the MBR but creates a Microsoft q9> friendly q9> version instead. Correct. :-) q9> 2. See first answer. Windows NT actually boots very similar to DOS. q9> Try dir /a q9> in your root directory on drive c to see all the system files. I think the relevant file here is NTLDR.COM. The NT boot process is described in a recent (latest?) issue of Windows NT Magazine. Worth a quick browse at the newsagent to understand why FDISK /MBR doesn't stop NT booting... ... Lookout World! The Modem is Ringing! -- | Fidonet: Tony Langdon 3:632/367.2 | Internet: tlang@freeway.DIALix.oz.au | | Freeway Internet Gateway, Melbourne, Australia. For information about | our services and conditions of use, e-mail: | info@freeway.DIALix.oz.au, to receive a copy of the FAQ.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,1f5dfc5628fd004c X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public X-Google-Thread: f9b51,1f5dfc5628fd004c X-Google-Attributes: gidf9b51,public From: tlang@freeway.DIALix.oz.au (Tony Langdon) Subject: WinNT 3.51 Workstation and LINUX on same disk Date: 1997/06/13 Message-ID: <6d5_9706141539@freeway.DIALix.oz.au> X-Deja-AN: 248303523 References: <EBJuFG.1w3@mega.com.au> <339E5D0F.DA6528C0@mail.connect.usq.edu.au> Organization: Fidonet: Freeway Usenet <=> FTN gateway Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup,aus.computers.linux X-FTN-To: q9722124@mail.connect.usq.edu.au