Multi OS

How to setup multiple versions of MS-DOS and IBM PC-DOS on one system using V-Com System Commander 8.1

Versions used:

• MS-DOS 5.0 [C:\MSDOS.5]
• MS-DOS 6.22 [C:\MSDOS.622]
• PC-DOS 6.30 [C:\PCDOS.630]
• PC-DOS 2000 [C:\PCDOS.2K]
• Novell DR-DOS 7.0 [C:\NWDOS.700]
• Caldera DR-DOS 7.0.3 [C:\DRDOS.703]
• IBM OS/2 Warp 3 [D:\OS2]
• Windows NT 3.1 Floppy Version [D:\NT31]
• Windows 1.04 [C:\WIN104]
• Windows 2.11 [C:\WIN211]
• Windows 3.0a [C:\WIN300]
• Windows 3.1 [C:\WIN31]
• Windows 3.11 [C:\WIN311]
• Windows for Workgroups 3.11 [C:\WFW311]
• Windows NT 3.51 CD Verion [E:\NT351]

Hard Disk Setup:

• 2GB RAW Disk
• Primary Partition 1 - 510MB [DOS] (also Win 1.x - 3.11)
• Primary Partition 2 - 510MB [OS2]
• Primary Partition 3 - 510MB [NTFS] (NT 3.1, NT 3.51)

Notes:

• MS-DOS 4.01 wouldn't boot
• DR-DOS 8.0 wouldn't boot
• NT31 did not auto-convert to NTFS, and then broke when NT351 did it

Installation Order:

1. Install MS-DOS 5.0
2. System Commander 8.1 [SC8-ENN-2012164-ACCT]
3. Install MS-DOS 6.22
4. Install PC-DOS 6.30
5. Install PC-DOS 2000
6. Install NW-DOS 7.0
7. Install Caldera DR-DOS 7.03
8. Create partition for OS/2
9. Install OS/2 Warp 3
10. Install various Windows versions
11. Install Windows NT 3.1
12. Format new partition as NTFS
13. Confirm converted to NTFS? Did not work after upgrading to 3.51
14. Manually add the NTFS partition to SC and mark bootable
15. Install Windows NT 3.51 by booting from floppy
16. Select the E drive