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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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
- manage installed at the end of the free space.
-
- I hope this helps ...
-
- Arthur Knowles
- 71041,2613
-