Re: adding ms-dos to boot.ini

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i'll just split the partition then. how much MB do you think i should convrt
to FAT so that i can run DOD and word star?
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It seems you need to become aware a few of things:
- There are two types of partitions for Microsoft OSs:
FAT and NTFS.
- WinXP can work either with FAT or with NTFS partitions.
- DOS cannot work with NTFS partitions.
- Most PCs have only NTFS partitions.
- Adding a DOS boot line to boot.ini is perfectly useless
unless your boot partition is FAT and has the required
DOS boot files.

To illustrate the point, boot your machine with a Win98 boot
disk from www.bootdisk.com. It gives you a DOS boot
but chances are you won't be able to access the hard disk.


"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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NTFS. y?
will you just tell me how to add ms-dos to boot.ini so that i can boot in
dos.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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how do i add ms-dos to boot.ini?



What types of partitions do you have on your hard disk?
FAT? FAT32? NTFS? Which one is your boot partition?








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