> IIRC for my Windows 2k system, the Windows installation creates a bootsector > on both the rootpartition _and_ the partition on which the /winnt directory > is created. > Unlike Debian, you don't have a choice :-( > > For older versions (95/98) I've had to recreate the bootsector. > > Note that for Windows NT/2k and maybe XP, the default installation is in > /winnt, not /windows and I think you have the option of changing the name of
While discussing earlier with Joshua, we ended with this set of criteria: -if exist /io.sys, then partition is Win 9x/Me boot partition -if exist /ntldr, then partition is WinNT/W2K/XP boot partition Seems pretty simple and does not depend on file names. *these* cannot be changed > the directory in which windows is installed (although most people will accept > the default). > > To recreate the Windows 98 bootpartition, I used the shareware program > bootpart (see http://www.winimage.com). If it's that 'easy' to create > bootsectors, should it not be possible to look for signatures in the > bootsectors of partitions themselves? (Although I guess they could be > leftovers from deleted OSs.) > Maybe the guy that developed this program could help... French guy, from memory. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
