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<TITLE>The Loadlin+Win95/98/ME mini-HOWTO: IMPORTANT: Preliminary Information and Setup</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s3">3. IMPORTANT: Preliminary Information and Setup</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.1">3.1 Windows ME Users</A>
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<P>Before your read any further, I should mention that this mini-howto
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has some limitations with Windows ME. Based on feedback from Windows ME
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users, the menuing system described in the next section will
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only work from a Windows boot floppy instead of from the hard drive.
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Thanks to Olivier Guichard for pointing me to the relevant
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<A HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q274/6/46.ASP">Microsoft article</A>.
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<P>Note that only the <CODE>config.sys</CODE> and <CODE>autoexec.bat</CODE> files
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need to be on the floppy disk. All other files mentioned may reside on
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the hard drive.
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<P>If booting from a floppy is not an option for you, then please see the
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<A HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-5.html#FAQ">FAQ</A> section for alternatives to LILO and Loadlin.
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<P>Any Windows ME users who can find a better way than using a floppy,
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please
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<A HREF="mailto:protek@firstlinux.net">let me know</A> your solution
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so I can include it in this mini-howto.
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.2">3.2 Things that are assumed:</A>
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</H2>
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<LI>You have successfully installed Windows 95/98/ME.</LI>
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<LI>Windows 95/98/ME is installed on Drive C.</LI>
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<LI>You have successfully installed Linux.</LI>
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<LI>You know what partition Linux is installed on. </LI>
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<LI>LILO is NOT installed on your hard drive.
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</LI>
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</UL>
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<H2><A NAME="ss3.3">3.3 Items you need before you start:</A>
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</H2>
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<LI>The Loadlin.exe program file</LI>
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<LI>Your kernel image file, usually bzImage or vmlinuz. (See the
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<A HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-5.html#FAQ">FAQ</A> for info).</LI>
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