Hello Do you know the best way to realise a dual boot between Windows NT 4.0 and windows 3.11 Thank you

Probably install DOS and Win3x first in a FAT16 C: system (active Primary) partition; then install NT into the Extended space - in a logical-drive. Create a FAT16 C: system partition - make it around 500Meg - should be more than enough for most of the apps etc. you are likely to want to run (you could go as high as 1Gig, but that may be wasting space???). Create at least two logical-drives in the Extended space; one for common data files (DOS/Win3x and NT) and another for the NT System files - the OS itself. You would install DOS (ideally 6.22) first with CROM suport, then install Win3x, then install NT. If your HD is greater than 7.8Gig you need to be aware that issue to in relation to NT... The C: system FAT16 area is where NT (and all installed M$ OS's) will install the(ir) boot/start-up files. It has to remain intact as FAT16 - even if you decide to remove Win3x etc. - if you wish NT to still run OK! Not 'quite sure' what will actually show in the NT boot-menu (DOS and NT for sure, but if Win3x will be there too???); but once into a DOS boot you should be able to get to Win3x without problems.

Incidentally, I haven't tried what you are wanting to do; but the theoretical solution I've offered seems OK to me... I can't see why it shouldn't be OK. Perhaps you can let 'folks here' know if it works out OK?

Hi, Dual boot using the PQMAGIC program works fine. You can boot Windows 3.1 or NT from a menu list that comes up first. If you choose NT from the menu, you go into the standard NT boot sequence with it's own menu. PQMAGIC allows you to partition Drive C: and include a boot manager. The boot manager is set as the active partition. You can use PQMAGIC to setup the partitions, without destroying and having to re-format your disk. If you have NT already, use PQMAGIC to re-size the partition with NT. Then in the free space make two new partitions - one for the boot manager - only needs to be a very small partition at the end of your hard drive. The other partition is for Windows 3.1. Don't make it bigger than you need - 3.1 is tiny by today's standards. The only problem you will have is exchanging data between NT and 3.1. If you have a second hard drive, have at least one partition using FAT16. This will be visible to both 3.1 and NT. (Only one partition on Drive C (on your first hard drive) will be visible at any one time, so data on what 3.1 calls C is different to data on what NT calls C) Initial set up: After using PQMAGIC to setup the partitions and boot manager, set the partition you have chosen for 3.1 as the Active partition (PQMAGIC lets you do this). Then install DOS and 3.1 as usual. Your system will only boot into the 3.1 partition, so no conflicts. Now use PQMAGIC to set the partition for NT as active. (You can use FAT or NTFS), and now run through the NT4 setup procedure. This works as normal for NT, with no special menus or setup options required. When NT is working fine, go back to PQMAGIC and make the Boot Manager the active partition, and that's it. From then on you can select 3.1 or NT from the new startup menu. Regards Huw PS Have a bootable startup floppy that has enough on it to get your CD ROM running (MSCDEX etc.)to give you easy access to PQMAGIC.

First sorry for my bad english. I am not a english speaker. But I am a computer fan. I have once installed a dual boot system included windows nt 4.0 WorkStaion and Windows 3.2. Both are Chinese Edition. My computer is 486DX75 laptop, 540M HD, 24M Memory, 1.44 FD, No cdrom. First I divided my HD into two partition. One is about 180M, primary, another is about 350M, logical. Then install dos6.22 and windows 3.2 in the primary partition after formatting it in fat16. There will be no conflict. Then format the other partition in fat16, and copy nt setup directory to it. In the dos mode begin the install. Don't forget run smartdrv.exe or the copying procedure will be too long. Follow the operations appear on the screen and let it reboot after copying procedure is completed. After rebooting the system, NT installation will begin. And no problem will meet. You just follow the advice and finish the installation. Then, when my computer boot, a booting list menu will appear. You can choose each. One is dos6.22 I think, another is windows nt workstaion and then it's vga mode(safe mode). Ok, now you can enjoy your dual os system. Thankyou.