Ron Martell wrote in
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Chaos Master wrote:

Hello.

I wish to dual-boot Windows 98 + Windows 3.1, but I don't want to work
with partitioning my hard drive. Windows 98 is installed in a FAT32
partition - ~850MB.

I thought about the following:

- Windows 98 in C:\WINDOWS
- Windows 3.1 in C:\WIN311

- boot in MS-DOS mode
- CD to the appropriate folder and give "WIN" command

Would this work?


No.


Since I have done this, I am curious to know why you are so sure it would
not work. I do not actually use the CD command to pick the systems,
intead I use menu selection within "CONFIG.SYS". This also allows you to
load drivers for devices not directly supported by 3.1. (Network, CD-ROM,
Sound Blaster, etc.)

Note also that IO.SYS will need to be patched first to prevent an
"Incorrect DOS version" error when Windows 3.1 loads. Do a web search on
W3XSTART for details.

I fear that Windows 3.1' File Manager will choke on
long file names and FAT32.


Yes. among other things.

Truncate yes, choke no. Try it and see. There is apparently a 3.1 file
manager you can find on the web that supports LFNs if you really want.

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