Re: Installing second OS on partitioned drive

Boot Magic starts first to allow you to choose which partition to boot.

Did you use the Fat32ebd?
--
Ron Sommer

"proinwv" <proinwv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1112FF77-267D-4B71-9123-135E22A31207@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ummh I replied to this yesterday, and it didn't post. Anyway, I booted and
> it
> goes to A: and I can change to C: but I cannot change to D: or E: (my cd
> drives).
>
> I could uninstall boot magic but I don't know why this would help. It
> shouldn't be in effect until I boot to an OS.
>
> I am in contact with Symantec, but no help at this time.
>
> Anyway, any ideas?
>
> I do appreciate the time you and the others have given to my issue.
>
> PROINWV
>
>
> "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>
>> You should boot to a C: prompt.
>> Change to the CD drive (it will probably be D:) and run setup.exe.
>>
>> Have you looked into uninstalling Boot Magic?
>> Does Boot Magic support have instructions?
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>>
>> "proinwv" <proinwv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1D7FDB41-C0F5-407E-8963-EDAA2A2C2D32@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Ron,
>> > If I understand correctly, copy the boot files to the FAT32 partition
>> > but
>> > then how do I get Win98 installed ??
>> >
>> > When I boot off of the floppy, the Win98 instructions don't recognize
>> > the
>> > partition and tell me that if I had a 3rd party partition (I do,
>> > Partition
>> > Magic
>> > 8 and Boot Magic) that I need to exit, reboot and read the instructions
>> > on
>> > the screen which don't exist.
>> >
>> > Boot Magic does offer me both partitions when the computer is booted
>> > normally. Of course the FAT32 is empty.
>> >
>> > ????--
>> > PROINWV
>> >
>> >
>> > "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You should be able to put the boot files from the floppy on to the
>> >> Fat32
>> >> partition.
>> >> Boot Magic should let you select the Fat32 partition as the boot
>> >> partition.
>> >> --
>> >> Ron Sommer
>> >>
>> >> "proinwv" <proinwv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:EDF86EE5-A695-4AF1-BE06-0024AC531553@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Ron
>> >> >
>> >> > I tried that and the boot disk would not work properly.
>> >> >
>> >> > I then got a boot disk online at Bootdisk.com and it worked to the
>> >> > extent
>> >> > that it told me that if I had a 3rd party partition (I do, Partition
>> >> > Magic
>> >> > 8
>> >> > and Boot Magic) that I needed to exit, reboot and read the
>> >> > instructions
>> >> > on
>> >> > the screen. Apparently it could not see the partition I have for
>> >> > FAT32
>> >> > to
>> >> > accept my Win98.
>> >> >
>> >> > I did as instructed, and no instructions, just a normal boot to
>> >> > WinXP.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm beginning to believe that this is impossible... Maybe I should
>> >> > set
>> >> > up
>> >> > a
>> >> > second computer for 98...;-)
>> >> > --
>> >> > PROINWV
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> You need a Dos boot disk with a generic CD driver.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Put your Windows 98 cd in the CD drive.
>> >> >> If the Win 98 window opens, close it.
>> >> >> Open Windows Explorer, right click on the CD drive, Explore.
>> >> >> Go to CD drive:\tools\mtsutil\fat32ebd.
>> >> >> Read fat32ebd.txt.
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Ron Sommer
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "proinwv" <proinwv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:55E647D0-AE95-4E42-AC07-185F1161F041@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > ignore below i meant to say "startup disc (floppy)"-not cd.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > anyway, can those files be downloaded from the MS site? then
>> >> >> > after
>> >> >> > install,
>> >> >> > I can make my own disc.
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > PROINWV
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "proinwv" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> That's wierd, I have a cd, a "windows 98 starts here"cd and of
>> >> >> >> course
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> book. The book does say to insert the startup cd, but i don't
>> >> >> >> know
>> >> >> >> where
>> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> might be.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Is there anyway one can get those files and put them on a cd??
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> PROINWV
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> > proinwv wrote:
>> >> >> >> > > Hi, I have partitioned my HD to allow Win98 along with
>> >> >> >> > > WinXP.
>> >> >> >> > > Win
>> >> >> >> > > XP
>> >> >> >> > > is on C:
>> >> >> >> > > and all works fine, BUT I can't boot my 98SE cd to install
>> >> >> >> > > it.
>> >> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >> > > I set my bios to try all drives and it finds the CD, and
>> >> >> >> > > goes
>> >> >> >> > > to
>> >> >> >> > > the
>> >> >> >> > > point
>> >> >> >> > > where it asks if I want to boot the 98 CD (it does see it),
>> >> >> >> > > then I
>> >> >> >> > > get a
>> >> >> >> > > message OEMCD001 no drivers found.
>> >> >> >> > >
>> >> >> >> > > Any thoughts out there?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > I don't recall there ever having been any bootable Win98
>> >> >> >> > installation
>> >> >> >> > CDs. You need to boot from the startup diskette that
>> >> >> >> > accompanies
>> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> > CD.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > --
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Bruce Chambers
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Help us help you:
>> >> >> >> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >> >> >> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count
>> >> >> >> > on
>> >> >> >> > having
>> >> >> >> > both at once. - RAH
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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