Re: tlug: W95 and Linux

["Alan B. Stone" <stoneab@example.com>]

I have to agree with Rob.  You can load several versions of Windows on the
same machine.  The only exception being, if you load Windows NT it must be
on a FAT partition in order to use your machine as a dual boot.  There is a
good article in Windows Magazine January issue dealing with dual boot
systems.  There example shows you how to load Win95 and Win98 on the same
machine.  In the February issue there is a good guide on how to do the same
with Win95 and WinNT.

My wife uses both the Korean version of Windows95 and the English version of
Windows95 on the same machine.  You must make sure that you install one of
the versions in a folder other than the default "Windows" directory.  Then
you must use the command "attrib -s -r boot.ini" so that you can edit this
file to let it know you wish to use it as a dual boot system.  After you
have edited the boot.ini file issue the command "attrib +s +r boot.ini" to
hide it again.

Check out the article in Windows Magazine, it will really give you all the
information you need.  The same information is also in the book entitled
"Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows 95" which also covers the Win95
OSR2 release.  Hope this helps.

Blaine

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Alan B. Stone
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COMTECH Japan
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Bickel <rob@example.com>
To: tlug@example.com <tlug@example.com>
Date: Sunday, February 22, 1998 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: tlug: W95 and Linux


>
>On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, urs roesch wrote:
>
>> Domenico Carlucci wrote:
>>
>> > I have the following problem:
>>
>> > I would like to install on the same HD (3G) W95 japanese,
>> > W95 english and Linux.
>>
>> You can not install 2 versions of Windoze 95 on the same machine
>> _unless_ you have a software like System Commander (approx. Yen 10'000
>> available in E and J at Akihabara).
>
>This is not true.  You can.  When I first came to Japan I was very
>uncomfortable with Japanese, but had to use it for somethings, so
>I did install both English and Japanese versions on the same machine.
>I have since become more comfortable using Japanese and only
>use Japanese windows now so I do no longer have my set-up as such.
>Also, I really have forgotten how to do it.  But luckily for you
>I kept a hard copy of the web page and I just checked it out and it
>is still at:
>
>http://www.phon.ox.ac.uk/~andy/japanese/win95eng-jap_faq.html
>
>Basically, you will have to follow a certain order when installing both
>of the systems and when you want to go from one to the other you will
>have to run a short batch file and re-boot. Also,
>this document doesn't directly address
>using Linux, but I think once you get the windows part working, it
>shouldn't be too hard to get lilo working with linux.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Rob
>
>
>
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