[arachne] Re: Multi boot with windows XP

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Isn't it easier to configure the file boot.ini.
I have try but with a disk formated in fat32.

So you add in  the file boot.ini
c:\  "freedos"
I don't know if we can with a patition formated in NTFS

Patrice LEMONNIER


On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:12:31 -0500 (CDT), Rob <robo13@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Jason,
> I just used the bootloaders that came with DrDOS7.03 and
> ptsDOS, and win2k mainly. I've used Grub quite a few times,
> but unlike most people I really don't like it. I prefer others,
> but I rarely multiboot anymore. SmartBootManager works well
> for me, plus I can use it on a floppy or CD, and it will boot
> anything on a computer. Harddrives, floppy, CD, or whatever.
> Lilo works great for me usually, or the bootloaders that come
> with the BSDs. Still many people swear by Grub.
> Rob
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> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006, Jason Dodd wrote:

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>> Rob wrote:
>>> I was never able to get OpenDOS or M$DOS, to go anywhere but right next
>>> to the MBR on the first partition, whereas DrDOS, ptsDOS, and FreeDOS
>>> would go anywhere I wanted. The documentation for OpenDOS and M$DOS
>>> even state they have to be next to the MBR. To me this is one of the
>>> biggest advantages of DrDOS over OpenDOS.
>>> Rob

>> Were you using grub?  It does kind of a switch-a-roo and makes it seem like
>> dos is on the first partition no matter where it is.  I don't know if other
>> boot loaders do this or not.  I could be wrong but I thought the last time I
>> used MS-DOS my setup was pretty much the same as it is now.

>> Jason
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