Bootable Parition

[nonym80]

Anyone knows how to make a bootable partition? Kinda like a dual boot between XP and DOS where the DOS partition would be where a recovery Image of the system can be deployed? Any Help or links would be greatly appreciated. Trying to google and tried several things but came up short.

Thanks

[submix8c]

Tips here. They will still apply to your request for info (i.e. 9x is DOS-based).

There are limitations to DOS partition location (and size), depending on the version of DOS involved, in that it can't be installed above a certain MB-limit. Multiple methods can be used (e.g. Install DOS then XP, Grub4DOS, DOS in a VirtualPC, etc). Bear in mind you probably won't be able to circumvent the limitations.

Do a search (see SEARCH selection above) on "multiboot dos xp" and ignore anything related to USB, etc. You can get a lot from just searching "multiboot".

edit - and there's a number of threads related to "how-to's" for recovery partitions here. Just search around a little in the appropriate sub-forum. An example search would be "ghost recovery" or "recovery partition"; same methods would apply (depending on you chosen "image"). It's all here on MSFN - you have to look for it...

Edited April 29, 2010 by submix8c

[Phenomic]

You can boot DOS from USB flash, but it doesn't recognize NTFS partitions. You can also boot the "Recovery Console".