[aclug-L] Re: Has anybody fought M$ --ME for control to install linux dual boot?

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If WinME doesn't let you dual-boot to Linux, would it let you dual-boot to
another MS OS?

What I'm thinking is....

Could you set up a 1-2mb DOS partition on your HD... and run loadlin from
there?


On Wed, Oct 18, 2000 at 11:37:56AM -0500, Michael Holmes wrote:
> Thanks for the tip, I will try it!!  I may still put the extra hard drive
> and boot diskette, but it would be nice to have my loadlin back!!!!  I had
> went to loadlin how to and copied the auto exec bat suggestions into my
> autoexec file,and it was nice, just like loadlin, but much more adjustable
> on the fly.  Or is it that I am more comfortable in dos mode from the years
> of exp!
> 
> Mike
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl B. Davis" <cdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 11:08 AM
> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Has anybody fought M$ --ME for control to install
> linux dual boot?
> 
> 
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I am a lurker on this list, but came across the following in the print
> version of InfoWorld.   It may be of interest in that it describes how to
> get back to Dos in Windows ME.
> >
> > http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/10/16/001016oplivingston.xml
> >
> > Carl
> >
> >
> > james l wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> > > > I just bought a new HP pav and It came with a ton of software and ME
> preinstalled.  I tried my typical of fips'n the hard drive and sliding linux
> right in beside it. AS soon as stuff starts, ME bust in and stops stuff!
> >From me, I cannot go to dos real mode, as it is no longer allowed.  It seems
> as though microsoft has designed this program to counter dual boot systems
> and it is annoying me.  I am thinking of putting in an old 2gig hard drive
> and booting off of a diskette to the other drive!
> > > >
> > > > Michael
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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