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by eksm69 1 view

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i have installed winnt 4.0 with 2gb partion.
then i installed linux 7.0 on remaining 2gb .
but now linux apears with boot:
when i press enter key it goes to linux.but to boot into winnt i have no option .i tried by pressing tab key if other os option available.

i also tried by adding bootsect.lnx in nt boot loader.

how to dual boot linux and winnt with ntfs partion

any one pls
with rgds
eks

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by michael

There are a number of possible answers to your question. If you installed Linux second, and told it to put a boot manager in the mbr, you need to set up the boot manager to find the winnt partition. I have included three links to linux HOW-TO's which offer detailed instructions for how to make dual boot systems work with Linux. One of them will have an answer or a method that should work for you.

BTW, LILO and GRUB are two different boot loaders. LILO is the most common so far, but GRUB is new with RedHat 7.2 and is supposed to be a better method. It depends on which Linux you've installed.

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Install-Strategies/

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux%2BWin9x%2BGrub-HOWTO/

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-LILO.html

Michael

by taisn

Hi there

Currently, none of Linux boot loaders Lilo or GRUB support NTFS partition of Windows NT, therefore, it is not possible for you to dual boot both Operating Systems. You, however, can divide Windows NT partition into two, i.e., a small FATparition say 100MB (C drive) where Windows NT boot loader will be residing and install Windows NT on D Drive with NTFS (the remainig 1900MB). In this way, you will be able to boot the both operating systems.

Regards

Tahir
Pakistan

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