This file contains additional information not found in the manual. * When you use allocation technique #0 the next boot of the hard drive might invoke the Bootit Manager. If this is the case and you have not completed the installation of the new operating system then you should select the partition for the new operating system from the Bootit Manager menu. This will allow you to complete the installation! * If you install Windows NT while there is another partition that NT is compatible with, it will install its loader in that partition. Assuming the loader is in a DOS partition and you want to remove the loader from DOS or just make Windows NT bootable; do the following: 1) Choose MS DOS Prompt from the NT program manager. 2) Logon to the MS DOS drive that has the Hidden/System/Read only files NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM, BOOT.INI and NTBOOTDD.SYS (for SCSI drives) 3) type "attrib -h -r -s NT*.*" (or do them one at a time) type "attrib -h -s -r boot.ini" 4) copy the files listed in step 2 to the Windows NT drive and reactivate the attributes "attrib +h +r +s NT*.*" on the NT drive. 5) make any necessary changes in BOOT.INI then type "attrib +r boot.ini" If you are going to keep the loader on the DOS drive, reactive the attributes on the DOS drive and You're Done ... skip the rest. 6) delete the files from the DOS drive. 7) boot with your "DOS boot diskette" (don't forget, you may need special function "F") 8) verify that c: is the correct DOS C: drive. 9) type "sys c:" ... if sys is not on the floppy then use the sys on the hard drive such as "c:\dos\sys c:" 10) You're done! * If you use allocation technique #2 for Windows NT/OS2 then the partition to select during the installation is the one that says "unknown or unformatted" * For OS/2 installations you should select "Custom" Installation so that you are sure which partition OS/2 is being installed in. * You should make the OS/2 partition the boot partition during the installation. * Operating systems tested were PC/MS DOS 6.x, Windows NT 3.1 (CD), Coherent 4.2.05, Windows NT 3.5 Server (CD), OS/2 Warp Version 3.0(CD), LINUX(CD), Windows 95 (PR) (CD), and should work on most others. * You can install OS/2 Warp (CD) with a 5.25" HD drive if you copy disk 1 to a 5.25" diskette, get rid of the drivers (at least the ones you don't need) so that the files will fit, then when it asks for disk one put the 3.5" in B: and 5.25" in A: when the OS loads it will switch to the true drive A: and start the installation! * If partitions get moved around in the standard partition table and you boot from that partition table the wrong partition may get booted (it may even try to boot a non-bootable partition). If this happens re-enter the Bootit Manager and reselect the partition or group. * If you don't have any free entries for the Bootit partition and you know how PC's work (meaning you know what you are doing), you can remove a non-vital partition using a tool such as DISKEDIT which comes with Norton's Utilities. Lets say you have a DOS primary and extended partition, you can remove the extended partition temporarily to install Bootit. To do this, first make sure no vital files are on the extended partition (copy them to the primary and make adjustments if needed) then run your utility program and write down all the partition information of the entry you are going to remove. Next zero out the entry. Then, Install Bootit. Now Select a single partition to boot and use your utility program (which is hopefully on the partition you booted) to restore the information over the top of the last "unknown" (type DFh) partition. * To install Windows 95 Pre-Release in its own partition do the following: (By the time Windows 95 is released, I would think MS will allow you to select the partition you want to install Win95 in, just like all the other operating systems!) First, Make sure you have your "DOS Boot Diskette" and that it has at least the external commands FORMAT and SYS on it. Also, if you are going to be installing from the CD ROM drive you'll need to copy the Driver for the CD ROM drive and the MSCDEX program to another diskette. You should write down the correct parameters for your CD ROM drive as it is in the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT file; it may be easier to copy the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to the diskette and edit them, removing all the entries except the CD ROM drivers and FILES=, etc. Note: Change the path of the CD ROM driver and MSCDEX program to \ (root). Also, be sure you have a floppy diskette with all the BOOTIT files (registered users will have this diskette, unregistered users will have to create it from the ZIP file) Now, Create a standard DOS primary partition using technique 2 (w/Clear Sector=Y) as instructed in the manual under "Installation Notes". Next, select the new partition from the Bootit Manager, but use the diskette to boot the computer (don't forget the "F" special function if you need it.). Once at the A:> prompt, If you try "DIR C:" you should get a media error, if not you've done something wrong or this is a two drive system and your installing Windows 95 to the second hard drive. If this is a two drive system, select a blank partition or group from the Bootit Manager for hard drive 0. If all is okay up to now, format the new partition using the command "FORMAT x:/S" where x is the drive letter of the new partition. Once the format is complete copy your CD ROM drivers to the new drive and create (or copy) the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to load the correct drivers and programs to access the CD ROM drive. Now remove all diskettes and reboot your computer, the C: drive will boot and load your CD ROM driver and the MSCDEX program (your CD ROM will most likely be D:). If you type "DIR" at the C:> prompt you should only see a couple files. Now start the Windows 95 installation using the DOS method. Once Windows 95 is completely installed you'll need to run the BOOTIT.EXE program to rebuild the MBR.