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- From: g1nickut@cdf.toronto.edu (Nick Zahariadis)
- Subject: NT won't co-exist with OS/2?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.013647.18178@cdf.toronto.edu>
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- Organization: University of Toronto Computing Disciplines Facility
- References: <1992Dec12.192416.9499@ichips.intel.com> <sal8.246.724201910@po.cwru.edu>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 01:36:47 GMT
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- In article <sal8.246.724201910@po.cwru.edu> sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec12.192416.9499@ichips.intel.com> jburns@pdxgp1 (John Justin Burns Jr.) writes:
- >>From: jburns@pdxgp1 (John Justin Burns Jr.)
- >>Subject: Boot Manager: Does any one have a compatibility list?
- >>Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 19:24:16 GMT
-
- [stuff deleted] ...
- >>Windows NT (beta), Lan Manager, DOS 6.0, and earlier versions of DOS.
- >
- >The NT beta has code included that makes it absolutely refuse to install if
- >it detects the OS/2 boot manager on your hard drive. Pretty rude of MS if
- >you ask me (OS/2 does no such check for NT).
-
- Hmm, that just gave me a hell of an idea! Why not write a little utility
- that will disable the OS/2 Boot Manager bit from the Master Boot Record?
-
- And make it available for ftp! Who knows I might get a chance over X-mas
- to do this myself. Don't hold your breath though.
-
- Nick.
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