[WinMac] Re: VPC

Alex Dearden(pata[at]tampabay.rr.com)
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 11:11:01 -0400

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>>>A friend has the Windows 95 version of the VPC CD.
>>>
>>>Is there a way of installing VPC without Wndows 95, so as to install
>>>Windows NT?
>>>
>>>I am told (by my Windows support person at work) that once Windows 95 is
>>>installed, it is impossible to remove cleanly and install an alternative OS.
>>>
Not quite true. (licensing issues aside) you can install NT on top of 95
by popping in the NT CD and going to a DOS prompt from 95, switching to
the I386 directory on the CD and typing "winnt.exe /b" (without the
quotes). That will install NT where 95 used to be. Who clean it is I
don't know but it works.

VPC also has an image called "OS_INSTALL.img " inside the installing
other Os folder. Run VPC, drop this image onto the "floppy" buton at the
bottom of the VPC program window and it will restart as if you put in a
bootable floppy. From there you can "reformat" your hard drive (only the
image that VPC uses) and install DOS on it. From DOS, access the CD-ROM
and type the same as above.

>>>We just want to avoid unnecessary hassles.
>>
>>Putting licensing issues aside, and if I'm not mistaken, you could
>>install one copy of VPC with Windows, one copy with NT and one with
>>DOS, and use any one of the three whenever necessary. VPC is nothing
>>more than an application and a PC disk image.
>>
>>IMHO, this is just another case where the Mac is the better choice
>>for running Windows/NT/DOS, assuming that you have a speedy enough
>>processor. It would be like having 3 different PCs on your Mac, PLUS
>>the best of all...the Mac OS. ;o)
>>
>>Someone jump in here and correct me if this info is incorrect.
>>
>
>We have checked the Custom install option and do not see how to exercise
>the options tha Rob offers (licensing issues aside!)
>
>Ideally, we wouild like to install VPC and then NT4, and whatever thereafter.

Alex Dearden
pata@doglover.com

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