Install Windows to the partition created in the previous step.Boot from the Windows 2000 installation CD and follow the instructions to create a 5GB partition with NT filesystem (NTFS).To create the partition structure we will install the first operating system (Windows 2000) and then use the Windows disk management console to create the rest. This section will focus on the first disk (hd0) - the Vista disk (hd1) will be covered later. The following instructions assume that the HDD's are unpartitioned. Requirements include - Operating System installation media. The Data Partition (hd0,5) will be accessible from all systems. Following the installation of the operating systems, Grub4dos will be configured to hide the OS partitions from each other. Lastly, Windows Vista is installed on a separate disk. The system will be comprised of two separate hard disks, with the following partition structure -Īs you can see from the table above, the Windows 2000 and Windows XP partitions are primary, whilst the Puppy Linux and Data partitions are logical volumes in the extended partition. There are various ways to create a multiboot setup - this is only one method.
Installation instructions for individual operating systems are not provided, as the intention of the walkthrough is to give an overview of using Grub4dos.
#Grub4dos boot partition how to#
The following walkthrough describes how to create a multiboot setup using Grub4dos, with options for Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista and Puppy Linux operating systems. Grub4dos Guide - Example Multiboot Setup Grub4dos Guide - Example Multiboot SetupĪn understanding of the information in the preceding sections of this guide is assumed.