Subject: Re: Installed Win95, Lost dual boot? (os-bs)
To: None <dillema@acm.org>
From: Zach Fine <czyz@u.washington.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/19/1997 10:27:57
>>>>> "Feico" == Feico Dillema <dillema@acm.org> writes:
Feico> In message <9709181157.ZM10329@fox.ait.nrl.navy.mil> you
Feico> wrote:
>> I tried install os-bs again and it died with a divide by zero
>> error?
Feico> Yes, it appears os-bs is older than Win-95 and cannot cope
Feico> with the mayhem Win'95 puts in your bootblock.
A different boot-loader, BootEasy ,did not exhibit this problem for
me. When Win95 overwrote the mbr, I just re-ran BootEasy and it
replaced Win95's mbr with no problems. BootEasy might be worth a try
for those who didn't save a copy of their mbr before installing win95.
-Zach Fine
czyz@u.washington.edu