Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 03:06:30 +0700
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: overlay programs  [LIB]

>> Would it be possible to have a Win'2K/Win'95 dual
>> boot setup (or Win'2K/Win'98) where Win'2K has
>> access to all the partitions on a "big" HDD, but
>> Win'95/98 just sees the BIOS-accessible 8GB and
>> is prevented from accessing the rest?
>>
>> I'm thinking the first 8Gb could be regarded as the
>> space in which all "shared" data must go, the
>> remainder would be Win'2K exclusive data (and you
>> wouldn't need to do the overlay thing).
>
> It might be possible. I never tried it myself, but it
> would seem to make sense. With no overlay Win9x should
> be limited to just the 8gb portion, and never see the
> Win2k install or the rest of the drive.

Nope, it's not that simple.

Win'98 can see my entire 30GB HDD without any overlay.
If I used it to write to the partitions beyond 8GB, I'd expect them to
become corrupt.

I'm asking if there's a way to deliberately prevent Win'95/98 seeing the
partitions, but which would not prevent Win'2K seeing the whole drive (I'm
thinking it ought to be automatic, whichever OS you choose to boot, gets to
see what is appropriate).



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