Sergey Babkin wrote:
>
> Steven Alexander wrote:
> >
> > I've had problems getting Windows NT to boot using bootloaders from other
> > OSes. I'd suggest installing NT last and putting it on the first partition.
>
> The partition number does not really matter, what really matters is
> that Windows wants to be in the very first tracks of the disk. This
> is legacy left from DOS which always had the same mania.
While this may have once been true, I don't believe it holds for modern
versions of Windows. That is, at least for Win98 and Win2000.
Whether the kluge known as Windows NT (4) still has that requirement I
don't know. In any event, unless you have a specific requirement to use
the old Windows NT4, I'd wouldn't touch it with the proverbial 10-foot pole.
I'd use Windows 2000 instead if I needed "NT" compatibility.
> NT (as well as 95/98) silently overwrites the master boot record.
Quite true, so be prepared to restore it. I was surprised, however,
when an install of the final release of Windows 2000 did NOT overwrite
my master boot record (MBR). After the install I still had LILO in the
MBR, so I could still boot FreeBSD and Linux...
Gary
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