Gast Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 hi really newbie question is it possible use a simple boot who call a shell prompt and manually give a simplex "cd folder_name" and so run the setup for win98/2000/xp like we all do with the olders win 9X? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I a not sure I understand what you need....Yes, it is possible to boot DOS (possibly the 7.1 version, i.e. Windows 98 version) then run:SETUP.EXE for win9x/MEWINNT.EXE for NT/2k/XPReference:http://arstechnica.com/tweak/win2k/others/multiboot-2.htmlhttp://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/win2k_cmdline_setup.aspjaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gast Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 u have understand my really bad english .. so can i use the old win98 "rescue" floppy, insert it like a boot file with a burnin program and.. from there launch the win2k/xp setup like like the old 98?thx!ps: the second link doesn't works(avevo il dubbio perche' leggevo in giro di hexeditor e affini per fare un multiboot, sistema un po incasinato a prima vista. ... Grazie! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gast Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 using a win98 boot file (tryed too another one found on the net, declared able to start an xp install), i receive this error:install internal errorcannot create a swap filecannot continue, press return to exitHELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Italian reference:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...1d4d349981.mspxhttp://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=86526http://forum.swzone.it/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6862http://www.harrrdito.it/faq/search.asp?id=561http://www.azpoint.net/news/Consigli_per_PC_6295.aspThe swap file error could be due to a hard disk without enough space...jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gast Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 tyno is a ntfs problem seems to be impossible to install, from a dos shell, win, to a ntfs partition the better way i have founded is create and install win on a fat32 partition smaller than 32 gb any further suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blub Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Unfortunately I never tried what you are doing. Nor am I sure I really understand what you want and why. But assuming it may have to do with the inability of DOS to install on NTFS, maybe you could start using Linux, which can be made to work with NTFS. Again I have no experience trying it. Maybe it helps you though.http://www.linux-ntfs.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 @BlubNo, you cannot start a windows install from LINUX.@GastIt's quite strange...the winnt.exe is just a launcher, the setup routine should be able to access NTFS volumes......however you "could" try:1) Adding NTFS read/write capability to your Win98 bootdisk:http://www.datapol-technologies.com/dpe/freeware/index.htmlOR:2) Install to a FAT/FAT32 partition and later convert it with the XP tool CONVERT.EXEhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314097/EN-US/Why do you mention a FAT32 smaller than 32 Gb?Fat32 > 32 GB cannot be CREATED on XP, but they can be READ OK nonetheless, see here:http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&sho...ndpost&p=473707jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blub Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 @jaclazNot even when you run a windows emulator? ok, doesn't help then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 @jaclazNot even when you run a windows emulator? ok, doesn't help thenNo, definitely NOT within an emulator (XP would be installed to the Virtual Machine and not to the real one).WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator) possibly could run the install program, though I doubt that it will work and I could never find any report about it....jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gast Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 ty jaclaz and blubi have tryed with the fat32 on a huge 160gb ntfs hdafter the fdisk execution.. first scan.. after this.. and the prompt for use or not all the disk (obv i say not) another scan of the whole disk.. after this.. i have turned off the pc: it was a bit slow isn't' there a chance to use.. for example a trick for the recovery console? (it starts but it doesn't execute the winnt.exe file )i think that the command prompt is better versatile for a multiboot disc , but unhappy there's this issue the method reported in this forum seems to be pretty complicated and less versatilety again for any further suggestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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