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Is there possible to install two NT workstation OS on to different Hard drives on
the same computer(e.g. Disk 0 & disk 1)
How can I setup to be able to see both icons
when I start(boot) my laptop.
Thanks for any suggestions.
by techrepublic
Certainly is!
Install NT as normal for the first installation.
Once complete boot from the CD a second time and re run the install.
You will be asked if you want to complete a fresh install or repair an existing install - select for a fresh install.
You will later be prompted for the location of the install - use the utilities on this screen to create a new partition on the second drive and point the install to that partition as the location for the new install.
You will then be asked for the name of the install directory - you can leave this at WINNT if you want , though it would be better to change it to something else to avoid confusion (ie WINNT2) - after this complete the install as normal.
When you reboot you will have two Windows NT to select from in the Boot Loader.
There are about 10 files that are common to both installs located in the root of the primary drive and the one that controls the selection between the two installs is called BOOT.INI - everything else is held in their respective WINNT directories.
Take it easy - Stoo.
by teinfo
I am install 2 copies of NT workstation on different phyical hard disks in the same
laptop( not from one hard disk, from two different different hard disk). I can reboot from the 1st disk(installed on phyical disk c:, partition 1)
I caould boot from 2nd disk (installed on phyical disk g:, partition 2)
error displays when I booted from second phyical disk:
Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\system32\ntoskrnl.ex
I checked the ARC, it shows corrected paths.
What can I do to enable start from the SECOND phyical hard disk?
Thank Very Much
by teinfo
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