Mail Archives: opendos/2000/03/10/03:17:22
Hi,
Finally I have Windows 98 installed at work. Would the same process work
with win98?
Thanks for this very clear explanation on how to perform this task. Just a
bit of clarification.
Do I assume that I should start from a clean hard disk?
Does it matter which version of DRDOS is being used?
On 2000-03-09 opendos AT delorie DOT com said:
>At 04:11 PM 3/9/00 +500+, Conrad wrote:
>>Can someone with knowledge of this subject tell me how I can use
>>DR-DOS and WINDOWS 95 on the same system?
>Here's how I set up my system at work:
>1) Boot from an MS-DOS 5 or 6 floppy. Create boot partition using
>FDISK. Reboot and format it. Use MS-DOS 5 or 6 because the Win95
>FDISK can create partitions which DR DOS can't access (yes, even
>FAT16) and the DR DOS version of FDISK is just plain buggy.
>2) Install Windows 95 normally. Configure it however you like.
>You can use FDISK to create more volumes, but some of them may not
>be accessible to DR DOS -- FAT32 partitions definitely won't be.
>3) Install DR DOS last of all. The setup program will
>automatically detect the presence of Win95 and install the
>multiboot loader.
>Great fun to watch some of the IS people baffled by a machine
>running Windows 95 and DR DOS with the 4DOS shell....
>raster AT highfiber DOT com
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