NT OS Loader + Linux mini-HOWTO: The Windows NT part of the work

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## 6. The Windows NT part of the work

Copy the file from the diskette to `C:\\bootsect.lnx`. I don't tell you how to do that.

What lilo.conf is for linux is `c:\\boot.ini` for Windows NT. Remove the, system- and the read-only-attribute before you can modify it with:

> `

>     C:\attrib -s -r c:\boot.ini

> `

Now change the file boot.ini with an editor, notepad for example, as follows:

> `

>     [boot loader]
>     timeout=30
>     default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
>     [operating systems]
>     multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation ...
>     multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation ...
>     C:\BOOTSECT.LNX="Linux"

> `

Only the last line has been added in this example. Restore the attributes after you have saved `boot.ini` with:

> `

>     C:\attrib +s +r c:\boot.ini

> `

After a shutdown of your Windows NT and a restart your should see the following:

> `

>       OS Loader V4.00

>       Please select the operating system to start:

>       Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0
>       Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 [VGA mode]
>       Linux

>     Select Linux and see

>       LILO loading zImage ....

> `

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