Windows 2k on Logical NTFS Partition with XOSL

[RobbieB]

Hello there, I'm trying to Boot win2k from a logical partition in XOSL, I have 3 other primary partitions dedicated to other OSes but I want to have a dedicated boot entry for 2k not relying on the other primary partitions.
XOSL itself can mark the 2k partitions as Active, but even if I Copy the NTLDR file, the boot.ini file and the ntdetect.com files to the 2k partition I can't Boot It, I think the problem lies in the 2k VBR of that partitions that is unable to "launch" NTLDR.
I have 8mb unallocated space before the 2k partition.
Is there a way to copy the bootable VBR in that free space or to hex edit the win2k VBR to make It launch NTLDR?

Thank you

Edited November 11, 2024 by RobbieB