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- From: garyng@gnct.com (Gary Ng)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32
- Subject: Re: One Small Problem
- Message-ID: <JuyeVB1w165w@gnct.com>
- Date: Sat, 09 Jan 93 21:19:06 HKT
- References: <1993Jan9.033904.23785@umr.edu>
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- jdickins@cs.umr.edu (James Dickinson) writes:
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- > Hello All,
- >
- > I have installed both NT (Oct.) and OS/2 (2.1 Beta) installed on the same
- > hard drive ( using the Boot Manager to switch between them ). NT is on the
- > C: (FAT) and OS/2 is on the D: (HPFS). Both systems run fine when booted (
- > thanks to the trick of zeroing out the BM id). The problem is that NT, after
- > booting does not recognize the d:, Disk Manager says unknown file system.
- > And if I try to go to the d: at a prompt I get a message that d: does not
- > exist. The funny thing is that while booting, as NT goes through its various
- > messages looks at the d: and says "File type is HPFS" and "Volume is clean".
- > Under OS/2 the c: is totally visible.
- >
- > Is this a problem with my system or is this a side effect of trying to run
- > NT and OS/2 on the same drive? I would appreciate it if anyone could give me
- > some insight into this problem.
- > Thanks,
- > Jim
-
- I have the same problem too. My guess is that you install NT first then
- OS2. I have done it this way and NT can't see the HPFS volume. However, if
- I do it the other way(OS2 then NT), NT can see the HPFS and everything is OK.
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- -gary
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- garyng@gnct.com (Gary Ng)
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