Re: Replace BootMagic with NT Loader (GoBack issue)

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 04/03/04 

Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 10:44:09 +1000

"Charlie Almquist" <charlieaDeleteThis@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:176d001c418d3$99c7f100$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I have a dual boot system, set up following Bob Delaney's
> great advice, with Win98SE on the first (FAT32) partition
> (7.75 MB), Win XP Pro on the second (NTFS) partition, and
> a logical (FAT32) drive as the third partition. I have
> been using BootMagic to select the OS at boot.
>
> However, I'd like to install GoBack on this system.
> According to Symantec, GoBack is only compatible with the
> NT Loader. Is there anyway to remove/diable BootMagic,
> and set up to use the NT Loader instead? I've searched a
> lot on this, but can't find any information useful to a
> non-expert on dual boots.
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Charlie Almquist

When you boot into WinXP, does the system appear to be
installed on drive C:? If so then you must continue with BootMagic.

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