Can I configure my system to boot Windows 9x/ME/2000/NT x.x and DOS?
DOS FAQ by Christoph FuchsSure, you can. Create a primary partiton BEFORE your Windows partition (e.g. with PartitionMagic) and get a boot manager (I use the german tool 'Bootmanager', you can get a free trial version at http://www.bootmanager-pro.de).
I want to boot Linux. How do I configure GRUB?
FAQ - NeoSmart Technologies WikiEasyBCD can hook into an existing GRUB installation without any user intervention - just point it and it'll do the rest. If you're GRUB isn't already properly configured though, take a look at this sample configuration file for just about everything you could need. Nope. EasyBCD is a very special and unique application in that it doesn't even touch your bootsector or MBR, yet it's still the most powerful bootloader on the planet! Vista installs the "BCD Bootloader" to your MBR and Bootsector. See similar questions...
How can I use the GRUB boot loader to boot Amithlon, QNX, Linux and/or Windows?
VMC.de Amithlon/XL Homepage - Amithlon FAQ PagesDISCLAIMER: Messing around with boot loader issues can make your harddisks unbootable. Please make backups before doing so. Please install a new boot loader only when you really now what you do. We reject any responsibility for damages that may occur on your system. GRUB - the GRand Unified Bootloader - needs to access some files in order to run. Its best you place them on a small - 50MB is enough even for further extensions - FAT 16/32 partition. See similar questions...
I want to boot Windows from grub or lilo but it shows only black screen. What should I do?
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Gentoo Linux Frequently Asked ...This is a known problem. Windows refuses to boot when it isn't installed on the first hard drive and shows a black/blank screen. To handle this, you will have to "fool" Windows into believing that it is installed on the first hard drive with a little tweak in your boot loader configuration. Please note that in the below example, Gentoo is installed on hda (first disk) and Windows on hdb (second one). Adjust your config as needed. See similar questions...
Can I dual boot in Windows 2000?
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Windows 2000 - Frequently Asked Que...You can configure your computer to start Windows 2000, Windows NT, and either Windows 95 or Windows 98. However, you cannot configure a computer to multiple boot Windows 95 and Windows 98. Both Windows 95 and Windows 98 use the same boot file. Therefore, multiple booting Windows 95 and Windows 98 at the same time is not supported. Your installations are less prone to problems if you install Windows 95 or Windows 98 before you install Windows NT and Windows 2000. See similar questions...
How to hide GRUB menu on boot-up?
KUDOS Unofficial Kubuntu FAQHow to change the timeout seconds for GRUB menu on boot-up? To chage the timeout from 3 to 10 seconds: How to change default Operating System boot-up for GRUB menu? To chage the default OS from the first entry in GRUB menu to the 5th (note that counting starts from 0): How to permanently disable/enable boot-up services? Kubuntu inherits the Debian policy of disregarding non-executable scripts in initialization sequences, cron jobs, etc. (system triggered tasks). See similar questions...
How can I configure Windows to Dial Into the BC Network?
Frequently Asked QuestionsStudents wishing to know how to connect to Boston College computing resources from off-campus should read the BC Help Desk document ' Connecting to BC using a modem to dial in '. See similar questions...
After copying a Windows system drive to a new drive, I cannot boot from the copy. Why not?
FAQ | Casper Tech Edition - Easy-to-use Hard Disk Cloning So...The most common reason for this problem is the absence of a bootable master boot record or active partition on the target disk. When using the Copy a specific drive method to copy one drive to another, Casper Tech Edition does not replace the master boot record or change the active partition status on the target disk. In order to ensure the target disk contains a valid master boot record and the appropriate partition is marked active, it is necessary to use the Copy an entire hard disk method. See similar questions...
My computer does not boot Windows anymore. How should I proceed to recover data?
R-TT - FAQR-Studio works on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 only. It will not work under DOS or another operative system which fits into one bootable floppy. Therefore, you should attach your hard drives to another computer which can boot to Windows, and then restore files on that computer using R-Studio. No matter how that system recognizes your drives, R-Studio should access it. See similar questions...
Can I boot Windows on an NTFS volume?
NTFS FAQ (en)Yes, both grub and lilo can boot Windows from an NTFS Volume. What actually happens, is that the Linux boot loader finds the NTFS boot loader and gives control to it. See similar questions...
How to restore GRUB menu after Windows installation?
KUDOS Unofficial Kubuntu FAQAssumption: The partition on which the /boot directory resides, is on /dev/hda (primary-master) drive. See similar questions...
Windows 95/98 killed my boot manager! How do I get it back?
Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X, 3.X and 4.XRunning DOS, go into the tools/ directory of your FreeBSD distribution and look for bootinst.exe. You run it like so: ...\TOOLS> bootinst.exe boot.bin Boot the FreeBSD boot floppy again and go to the Custom installation menu item. Choose Partition. Select the drive which used to contain your boot manager (likely the first one) and when you come to the partition editor for it, as the very first thing (e.g. do not make any changes) select (W)rite. See similar questions...
How do I make a Windows XP Emergency Boot Disk?
The Broadband Reports Windows XP FAQ - dslreports.comMicrosoft article: How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP See similar questions...
Can I dual-boot between Windows XP and a previous OS?
Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows XP ("Whi...Yes, but you will have to have two partitions (or hard drives) so that you can install XP separately from your other system (which can be DOS/Windows 3.1, Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000). Windows XP will automatically set up a boot menu so you can choose which OS you want when the machine starts up or reboots. The boot menu is configurable by hand-editing the hidden file boot.ini, which you will find in the root of the C: drive. See similar questions...
Can Windows Me boot to a DOS prompt?
Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows Millennium Ed...No. Windows Me doesn't include Real Mode DOS, so it's impossible to boot the system into DOS mode or reboot the system into DOS mode. You can, however, use a Windows Me boot disk to boot into a command prompt. See similar questions...
How do I use grub?
NTFS FAQ (en)According to the grub disk numbering, /dev/hda is hd0, hdb is hd1, etc. The partitions are numbered from zero. Therefore, hda1 is hd0,0, hdc4 is hd2,3. See similar questions...
How do I configure PPP for Windows 3.1?
RXN Communications FAQ - PPPA popular way to configure PPP under Windows 3.1 is with the use of the Trumpet Winsock utilities. The following is an outline of how to setup a Personal RXN PPP Service or Dedicated RXN PPP Service using the tools available with MS Windows v3.1 and Trumpet Winsock v2.0b . See similar questions...
How do I configure my Windows email client?
Internet access, affordable, quality, nationwide -- that's P...Enter "pop3.phreego.com" for the incoming mail server and "smtp.phreego.com" for the outgoing mail server. Click "Next". Enter your full email address (example: mailbox@phreego.com) in the username field. Enter your password. If you would like Outlook Express to remember your password check the "Remember password" box. Leave the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication" box unchecked. Click "Next". See similar questions...
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