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I am breaking down and I want to "add" Win 95 to my system. Presently:
I have an Intel Pent. 133 with a 4 gig HD and 32 Meg ram. The 4 Gig is
broken down as:
Drive Ltr Function Size
C: Dos 511M
D: Win 3.11 511M
E: Docs 511M
F: Database 511M
G: CAD 511M
H: Office Suite 463M
I: Net 463M
J: Win Swap 419M
Drives K: thru P: are on a 1.2 Gig that I will be replacing with a 6.4
Gig. I want the 6.4 gig to be the Hard Drive for the Windows 95 program
and operate as a fat 32 drive.
I have Partition Magic 3.0, but I cannot make sense out of it. I know
partition magic can make a multiboot section, but it also says that all
boot programs must be within the first 1024 cylinders of the first hard
drive. What does that mean?
Do I have to make my first four drive sections as follows: Part Magic
Boot, Dos, Win 3.11 and Win 95?
If I decide to add Linux later, will I also have to put another
partition to hold that OS within this 1024 Cyl barrier? How About OS/2?
If I have Win 95 (OSR2) loaded, can it easily work with two drives, one
with a fat 16 form and the other with a fat 32 form without problems?
And Lastly, even if Win 95 can operate with the two Fat systems, would
it be able to see all of the drives on the 4 gig HD, even though the 6.4
would primarily have all of the Win 95 files?
Appreciate any info (call that education) you can pass on to me.
Thanks in advance.
--
Jean Bourvic :>))
It is always easier to critique than it is to learn!
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