Setting Up a Dual-Boot System

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If you are in the process of transitioning your users to Windows NT Workstation, they might feel better if they could continue to use their previous operating system for a limited period of time. Additionally, they might need to be able to execute applications that are not compatible with Windows NT. Another possibility is that you might need to support users running different operating systems and you need to be able to use only one computer. If you need to solve any of these problems, you may want to set up a dual-boot system.

Dual-booting is a term for having more than one operating system on a single computer. A dual-boot system also has, typically, a boot menu that appears whenever the computer is restarted. The boot menu then enables users to choose which of the available operating systems they would like to start.




Dual-boot systems are computers that have more than one operating system installed. When a dual-boot system is restarted, the user can choose which system he would like to start.

It is possible to install Windows NT Workstation 4.0 to operate as a dual-boot system. The other operating system can be any version of MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, or even OS/2.




Although it is possible to set up a dual-boot system with Windows 95 and Windows NT, this configuration is not recommended. In this configuration, you must install all your Windows applications twice—once for each operating system. No system or application settings are migrated or shared between the two operating systems.