Re: How to install multiple DOS and WIN98SE?

From	Martin Str\|mberg <ams@dexter.ludd.luth.se>
Newsgroups	comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject	Re: How to install multiple DOS and WIN98SE?
Date	2011-03-30 13:38 +0000
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
> Martin Str|mberg wrote:
>> For next change the first partition's type to hidden FAT<whatever> and
>> inactive and the second to (non-hidden) FAT<whatever> and active.

> Hello Martin! Are you saying setting the partition to hidden is what allows
> you to install different DOS and Win without them overwriting existing
> installs? If I got what you are telling me then this is the information I
> have been missing! Thank you!

Almost. Hidden and not active (i. e. not bootable).

At least that's what I've been doing for 10 years, or more.
DOS 6 + (another DOS6 or FreeDOS) + (WIN 95B (with FAT32) or WIN 98).


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MartinS

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Re: How to install multiple DOS and WIN98SE? Martin Str|mberg <ams@dexter.ludd.luth.se> - 2011-03-29 11:55 +0000
  Re: How to install multiple DOS and WIN98SE? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2011-03-30 14:13 +0200
    Re: How to install multiple DOS and WIN98SE? Martin Str|mberg <ams@dexter.ludd.luth.se> - 2011-03-30 13:38 +0000

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