Re: Dual boot with win 98?

["Eric Bohn" <ebohn apci net>]

I have the full version.  Re-installing Win98 did not wipe out my Linux
partitions.

- Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: Ramon Gandia <rfg nook net>
To: redhat-list redhat com <redhat-list redhat com>
Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: Dual boot with win 98?


>Brett Jones wrote:
>>
>> I just did a dual boot disk last night.
>>
>> Here's the list:
>> 8.4 gig western digital hdd
>> fresh install of win98 fat32
>> defrag the disk
>> used fips (should be on the RH 5.2 cd) to split the partition. 1 gig
>> win98 bal. for linux
>
>I have heard a horror story that I would confirmed.  When you do
>a Win98 install, it uses the _entire_ drive.
>
>If so, your method above has one big danger.  It will work, but
>if you have to "restore" Win 98, it will format the entire
>drive as one big FAT32 partition and you can kiss Linux goodbye.
>
>It used to be once you partitioned your drive, that Win95 would
>stay within the partition you designated for it.  Apparently,
>according to what I hear, Win98 does not do this.
>
>Of course, there are THREE versions of Win 98 out there.  OEM,
>Full, Upgrade.  It may be that each has different behaviour
>re: partitioning.  Would like to hear from people about this and
>confirm or negate any rumors out there.
>
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