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- From: samiam@netcom.com (Scott Moore)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32
- Subject: Re: Installing October 1992 beta
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.201535.14727@netcom.com>
- Date: 27 Dec 92 20:15:35 GMT
- References: <1992Dec20.100137.21074@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
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- jeroenp@rulfc1.LeidenUniv.nl (Jeroen W. Pluimers) writes:
-
- >[stuff deleted for the hell of it]
-
- >I had to use the WINNT method of installation (as I don't have a SCSI/CDROM
- >combination that is supported), and it hangs when it shows
- >`Examining disk configuration' on the screen. At that moment, the floppy
- >drive keeps spinning, without moving its heads.
-
- >- Hard-disk 1 contains two partitions:
- > - 1Mb BootManager
- > - 199Mb OS/2 HPFS (bootable OS/2 2.0)
- >- Hard-disk 2 contains one partition:
- > - 200Mb DOS FAT (bootable MS-DOS 5.0)
-
- Welcome to the world of the File Transfer Check (er, FTC for short).
- WIN NT checks the partition table of the drive looking for the partition
- marked for the os/2 2.0 boot manager. When it sees this, it locks up.
-
- Fortunately, it is (relatively) easy to get around. The simplest way is
- to reformat your disk, install DOS, then WIN NT, then os/2 2.0, using dual
- boot mode (NOT BOOT MANAGER). This works because the FTC only works during
- NT installation.
-
- But you want to keep your HPFS, don't you ? I'll copy here a method obtained
- from CIS that describes how to keep the boot mangler working. Unfortunately,
- you will still have to reformat and reinstall, but the finish should be
- what you want (a good *TAPE* drive would do wonders here :).
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
- This is for all the people who want to try and install DOS, NT, and OS/2 2.0. But
-
- before I go into how to do all this I want it understood that this is a try at
- your own risk option. I do not work for Microsoft, and this is an unofficial
- workaround.
-
- To begin make sure DOS is 100% functional. Then install NT. Verify that NT is
- also 100% functional. Then install OS/2 2.0.
-
- Once OS/2 2.0 is installed run FDISK or FDISK PM and make all of your BM Menu
- modifications, because once the changes are made this will no longer be an
- option, unless you reinstall BM and go through the disk edits again.
-
- This is an example using Norton's Disk Editor (ver. 5.0), any other disk
- editor should have similar functionality.
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
- 1) Boot DOS.
-
- 2) Load the Disk Editor.
-
- 3) Press Alt-D. This will bring up the drive menu. Tab to the type group box.
-
- Select "Physical disks". Then select hard disk drive 1. The boot drive.
-
- 4) Press F6. Partition view.
-
- 5) A table will appear with a "System "Boot", "Starting...", "Ending ..."
- "Reletive", "Number" columns. Look for the BM partition entry. It should appear
- as a "?" in the System column. Verify that this is the correct entry by it's
- starting/ending cyl locations. Hilite that entry in the system column.
-
- 6) Press the space bar. This will select a system type of unused.
-
- 7) Exit and save your changes. You may have to allow writes to the disk in the
- Configuration section.
-
- ******************************************************************************
-
- When you reboot, the BM will appear. If you select OS/2, then OS/2 will boot.
- If you select DOS, then FlexBoot should appear with NT or Previous OS entrys.
- When you select NT it should boot.
-
- I have had the best success by using a single primary partition per drive
- with a single extended partition with multiple logical drives, and the IBM boot
- manager installed at the end of the free space.
-
- I hope this helps ...
-
- Arthur Knowles
- 71041,2613
-
- ***************************************************************************
-
- The above copied without permission from CIS. Contact the author Arthur
- (sorry) at cis.com.
-
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