You need a program to start the boot process. There are two in common use. If you run DOS, you might consider "loadlin" which starts linux through dos. Alternately, you could install lilo, which in its standard form replaces the disks MBR and allows you to choose what to boot.
Lilo seems to cause some people trouble (keep that bootdisk), but I have never had any problems with it. I used to run both dos/windows and linux, and always used lilo (well, at first, we used minix's shoelace, but that was in the dark ages). I believe lilo is compatible with Win95, if you install lilo after you have installed Win95 (Win95 installation re-writes the MBR). If you use os/2, you will probably be better off with os/2's boot manager. -- David L. Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Mathematics http://www.lehigh.edu/~dlj0/dlj0.html Lehigh University 14 E. Packer Avenue (610) 758-3759 Bethlehem, PA 18015-3174
