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Multiboot System
Name: Vyacheslav Date: April 24, 2008 at 08:31:48 Pacific OS: A few CPU/Ram: 1GHz/384mb Product: Dell
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I have finally got this all set up and working! I have DOS 6.22/Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT4, Windows 2000, and Windows XP all on one system! Everything runs fine. 1GHz PIII 384mb RAM, nVidia GeForce FX5200 128mb, Creative Soundblaster AWE64 ISA. Check this out: http://i28.tinypic.com/wi687d.jpg
Name: OtheHill Date: April 24, 2008 at 08:56:52 Pacific
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That's nice.
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Response Number 3
Name: JackDog Date: April 24, 2008 at 15:58:06 Pacific
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well done ! all with one boot manager ?
i had a XP/ME dual-boot, but fer the life of me, i couldn't get a Win'95(A)/XP/ME triple. Heck, can't even get Win'95(A) up 'n running as a single >>>> something to do with "fast machines".
. Central Coast NSW Aussie
There are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Response Number 4
Name: Vyacheslav Date: April 25, 2008 at 11:16:01 Pacific
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All with NTLDR.
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Response Number 5
Name: trvlr Date: April 26, 2008 at 09:31:10 Pacific
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For '95 there was an issue with cpu speeds - especially relating to AMD350-K2 chips...; one had to slow down the chip during setup/installation - or go to '98...
Otherwise to get more than one dos-based OS - which means dos\win3x and '9x/ME to (multi-)boot - within an NT/W2K/XP boot-loader environment - and without an add-in util it is possible by using assorted versions of the bootsect.dos file; all would appear within the boot-menu... And one approach utilises multiple msdos.sys files and a batch-file routine to select/enable the appropriate one - if not using the NT-family boot-loader.
But as Wanderer comments, a virtual PC environment is a much easier approach these days?
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