Re: win2k server and linux dual boot

["Jasmeet S. Virdi" <virdi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

sorry folks (esp khirbat@xxxxxxxxx ), all versions of win2K have boot.ini, u
just have to enable ur explorer to show the system files to u.  check out
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q99/7/43.ASP for boot.ini.
sorry for bothering u
i was able to successfully boot both...using win2K loader.

-js


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sanjay Gupta" <sanjay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Jasmeet S. Virdi" <virdi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] win2k server and linux dual boot


: It will be the C Drive partition
: on Win 2k. Do prepare the emergency
: boot disk of both win2k and linux
: so that in case of problem you can use it
: to reconfigure it. In win2k there is a command
: FIXMBR to fix the boot loader problem.
:
: If you have installed win2k first and then
: linux then there shud not be any problem.
: just configure other os as dos.
:
: Sanjay
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: Jasmeet S. Virdi <virdi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
: To: <sanjay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 7:50 PM
: Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] win2k server and linux dual boot
:
:
: > sanjay sorry for shifting into this mode , mail u personal
: >
: >
: > the thing is i am not in a position to take risk..
: > actually this thing is at my office
: > i installed win2K peacefully, then i installed linux, just kept the boot
: > floppy and did not install lilo
: > c i have a 20 GN disk with five partittions
: > 5GB : win2K NTFS
: > 15 GB :win2K NTFS
: > 1.5 GB: linux  /
: > 20 MB: linux boot
: > rest : linux  /home
: > now my linux bootloader is installed on the /boot partition
: > the thing i am not sure of is where is my win 2K bnootloader,
: > is it on hda or hda1,
: > i know if i loose win2K on hda i can get it again on hda1, i mean if i
: tell
: > lilo to check for the bootloader on hda and it misses i can tell it to
: check
: > for it on hda1, but as i said i can't take the risk of reinstalling
Win2K
: >
: > so what i want from u is a complete procedure as to how shud i go about
: > doing it..
: > i know how to make entries in lilo and rereun it (i have a system at
home
: > with 5 OS, 98, NT, Redhat, Mandrake, BeOS), the only problem in this
case
: is
: > the bootloading process of win2K, Nt has a boot.ini which stores all the
: > info, i could not find nething like this in Win2K...
: >
: > c if my mail sounds confusing, do tell me :-)
: >
: > waiting for ur reply..
: >
: > -js
: > ------ Original Message -----
: > From: "Sanjay Gupta" <sanjay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > To: <linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 7:05 PM
: > Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] win2k server and linux dual boot
: >
: >
: > : thru linuxconf
: > : in lilo configure the other os as
: > : dos and the device in which yr win2k is loaded.
: > : from hash prompt run lilo.
: > : this should work.
: > :
: > : i have installed both win2k and linus rhl 6.2 dual boot.
: > :
: > : Sanjay Gupta
: > :
: > : ----- Original Message -----
: > : From: Jasmeet S. Virdi <virdi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > : To: <linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > : Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 2:08 PM
: > : Subject: [linux-delhi] win2k server and linux dual boot
: > :
: > :
: > : > Does nebody have ne clue about win2K server and linux dual booting
??
: > : >
: > : > or does nebody know how win2K bootloader works (ok ok, i know its a
: > linux
: > : > list, but i need this info to make it dual boot)
: > : >
: > : > ne ideas ??
: > : > i am using win2K server and Mandrake 7.2
: > : > i installed win2K then
: > : > mandrake (it did not detect the win2K NTFS partitions)
: > : > i am currently booting thru floopy...
: > : >
: > : > -jasmeet
: > : >
: > : >
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