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NT4 Server/Win2K Server dual boot
Name: J.B. Date: February 10, 2004 at 10:24:40 Pacific OS: NT4 Server CPU/Ram: PII-350/512MBs
Comment:
Hello list. I’m getting ready to build a dual boot NT4 Server/Win2K Server using an old PII workstation and a new 60GB hard drive. Does anyone know of a way to install NT4 >>>without<<< having to make the C: drive a small FAT16 volume? I’d like to keep this exercise as real life, and thus secure, as possible. Many thanks. JB.
Name: wanderer Date: February 10, 2004 at 12:48:05 Pacific
Reply:
Depends on what you consider "small". If 4gig is "small" to you there is a way around it. See here http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/13922/Windows_13922.html
Do NOT exceed 7.8gig or your risk the ntfs/bios boot bug that will leave you with a nonbooting NT system.
Your BIGGEST consideration is that you have to remember that you have to update NT to sp4 or better before installing W2K. W2K will automaticly update the ntfs file system of NT to ver5. If you don't update you won't be able to access NT after the W2k install
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Response Number 2
Name: J.B. Date: February 12, 2004 at 06:06:19 Pacific
Summary: Where is the domain server? (Its not the windows 2000 server dual boot, is it?) If there is a domain server running does the account you are logging onto 2k pro with exist on the server? ...
Summary: Michael, I havn't done a dual boot with 98 and nt but I have done one for dos and nt. I would assume that they would be similar. You can try it if you want. This is without partition magic. With yo...
Summary: You need to install Windows 98 first. See: http://www.tdbennett.com/samples/31235-2/01/01-02.html ...and scroll down to the paragraph headed with "Dual-Booting with Windows NT" Also see: http://foru...
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NT4 boot problem
