WINXP + new HD WIN 95 : copy bootsector ?

[dhe87]

Hi,

Current configuration

1 HD with WINXP - NTFS (c:/)

Future wanted situation :

2 hard disks

1st HD with WIN95 - FAT32 (c:/)
2nd HD with WINXP - NTFS (d:/) - this is my current c:\

2 questions :
1/ can I add a XP bootsector to the HD with WIN95 ? How ?
2/ Will WiNXP on nd drive still work ? was c:/ and will become c:/

Tx in advance,

Dirk

 

[Jetro]

Without the third-party loader it could be a bit complicated:

- boot into W95 and save its boot sector from the Command Prompt:
debug
L 100 2 0 1
n bootsect.f32
rcx
200
w
q
- boot into XP Recovery Console and rewrite 1st (W95) disk MBR using
'fixmbr'; maybe, 'fixboot' for this disk won't harm anything; 'fixmbr /?'
and 'fixboot /?' provide the proper syntax;
- copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini files from XP disk to W95 disk; in
case of the SCSI disk copy the ntbootdd.sys file as well;
- edit the copied boot.ini file; if both IDE disks are on the same channel,
it should look like

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP"
/fastdetect
c:\bootsect.f32="Microsoft Windows 95"