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Dual Boot W2K Pro & NT4.0 Server
Name: Gilbert Date: April 20, 2001 at 15:18:45 Pacific
Comment:
I got a Dell laptop pre-installed with W2K Pro (NTFS). I would like to install NT4.0 Server for dual boot.
I have used partition magic 6.0 to create a NTFS partition f:.
I tried installing NT4.0 but it over write the W2K WINNT on c:. I recovered the original W2K. OS.
Name: Lee Date: April 20, 2001 at 15:24:37 Pacific
Reply:
You have to install to a folder other than WINNT
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Response Number 2
Name: wayne Date: April 20, 2001 at 15:28:28 Pacific
Reply:
did you specify to load NT onto the partition that is the F drive?
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Response Number 3
Name: gilbert Date: April 20, 2001 at 17:09:21 Pacific
Reply:
Q.You have to install to a folder other than WINNT?
A.When I tried installing NT, it does not ask me what folder. It just installs.
Q.did you specify to load NT onto the partition that is the F drive?
A. It does not ask which drive. I don't think NT recognizes the NTFS 5?
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Response Number 4
Name: stup Date: April 21, 2001 at 10:11:21 Pacific
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NT4 uses an older version of NTFS...therefore will not be able to read the NTFS5 that is with Windows 2000. If you are wanting to read files accross 2 partitions/hardrives then you will need to format win2k and install it again on a FAT16 formatted drive (you cannot convert with 2000 installed because it protects its files from being changed).
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Response Number 5
Name: anon Date: April 21, 2001 at 11:24:21 Pacific
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SP5 (and thus SP6) allows NT4 toread NTFS5... SP4 may also allow.
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Response Number 6
Name: Kev B Date: April 23, 2001 at 16:19:21 Pacific
Reply:
The only way I know how is to install NT first, the 2K install program is smart enough to let you specify its partition when you run the install, it will convert the NT4 partition to NTFS5 but leave the OS intact and present you with a dual boot menu when the system is restarted.
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