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Subject:	Re: Booting to a boot disk [was] Linux Dual Boot
From:	Diane Duncan <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 8 Mar 2004 16:30:29 -0800
Content-Type:	text/plain
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Hi Carroll,

At 11:58 PM 3/6/04 -0500, you wrote:
>1. Put your windows boot disk in the floppy drive. If you don't have a
>boot
>disk, you can download one from the FreePCTech web site:
>http://freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml

I saved the appropriate file to a floppy disk in the A drive.

>2. Verify that the boot disk includes fdisk.exe. If not, you'll need to
>copy
>fdisk.exe from your hard drive (mine is in c:\windows\command) to the
>floppy.

The file from the freepctech site is called WIN98SE.EXE.  I don't know if
it includes
fdisk.exe, so I copied that file from my system and saved it on the same
floppy.  Additionally, I should note that I have the original Windows 98SE
cd with all the OS files.  Can I use that as a boot disk?

>3. Shutdown, and reboot with the boot floppy in the drive. (If it doesn't
>boot
>to the floppy, you will have to go into the BIOS and change it so that it
>boots from the floppy.)

My BIOS lists the boot order as removable devices first, with the floppy
drive as the first removable device.  So I guess that means my system will
boot to the floppy?
I did #3, but got this message:
non system disk or disk error
Replace and strike any key when ready

So I turned off the computer and went through the usual dual-boot-choice
routine to get to windows.  (Reminder: my goal is to get Linux off this
box; I get that kernel panic message and can't get to Linux to do anything
in that OS)

I don't understand why this is so difficult when everybody is writing that
all I have to do is boom boom boom and you're gold.  I must be doing
something wrong, but I honestly can't figure out how to make things
work...except maybe heave this machine off the deck.

Will Partition Magic show me the directory and files, etc, that have the
Linux OS, so I can just highlight them and delete them?  Similar to Windows
Explorer?  That would be ideal.

Thanks so much for your help.  I may be frustrated, but I'm very grateful
and quite persistent.  :)

Diane

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