Actually if you install any MS OS other than NT after any other OS you WILL
have to at least reinstall your boot loader. DOS/Win95/Win98 all rewrite the
master boot record and make it that they are the only bootable OS on the
drive.
Lambermont, David wrote:
> You are out of luck if you were hoping to find an easy solution...
>
> Linux may be designed to easily co-exist with DOS/Windows, but
> DOS/Windows does not show Linux (or other operating systems) the same
> respect. Unless you've got an unused partition sitting at the beginning
> of your hard disk (C: drive) then you'll be forced to repartition,
> reformat, and reinstall (or restore) linux and Win95. Another option
> may be to use a utility like System Commander, but I claim no knowledge
> of it.
>
> There are a couple of versions of Win95 floating around (full, upgrade,
> OEM SR2) and the installation process varies. If you can figure out
> what you are starting with, I can help with the installation process.
>
> On Thursday, August 27, 1998 12:50 AM, Dane Helm
> [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> > Ok..this one is kinda weird...I NEED to install win 95(school
> > starting...) but I only have linux installed..is it possible to
> install
> > Win95 from linux (I have never installed win95, the used computer
> already
> > had it installed..I saved my serial number and I can get ahold of my
> > friends OEM CD...) I have no idea on how to get the install started.
> >
> > Do I HAVE to get a dos boot disk (Do I have to get dos first? before I
> > install linux) and boot it from there then run setup.exe can I get
> tthe
> > dosemulator and run setup.exe of the cdrom
> >
> > Also, not enough hard drive space to run WINE.......
> >
> > Dane Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bremerton,
> WA
> >
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> =======
> > Can you buy any other O/S's than M$ Windows from the most popular
> computer
> > vendors? Find out:
> http://www.essential.org/antitrust/ms/jun3survey.html
