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System Commander gets a lot of use on my system. I have found that it's eto use, doesn't use a lot of resources and it works as advertised. 

Setting up to dual boot Win98 as your second operating system, you will neminimum of about 300 MB. This will be enough for the program itself and asmall swap file (if you choose to leave it on the same partition as the OS). Tinstall this operating system and be able to run benchmarking tests(WinBench99 in particular) on it, you will need to allow a bit more space. Thminimum that I recommend is 700 MB This may be down sized after testingcompleted.

To get started, you will need to plan how you will divide up you disk. For asingle hard disk, I have found that 5 partitions suit my needs. One each for toperating systems, one each for the swap files, and one for programs. 

Since there are usually 3 or 4 operating systems on my computer at one timand all of these OS's need to be able to access any and all programs, I keemajority of my work programs on a partition separate from the ones I use fooperating systems. It should be noted that each program needs to be instafor each operating system. Using the same partition for programs as you do

one of the operating systems can cause problems when dual booting Win98and Win95. I will use the example of having Win95 installed on the C partitiand adding Win98. System Commander starts by hiding the partition for Wand creates a space for the new installation of Win98. Because Win98 can see the partition Win95 is on when it is being installed, it defaults to C. Younow, in effect have two C partitions. One C when you log on to Win95 and when you log on to Win98. This also means that whichever OS you are NOusing becomes another drive letter (in my case, H).

Now if we install a program like Netscape into the Win95 C partition and try

use it from the Win98 C partition, we will have a problem when trying to accthe mail folders from Win98. The problem lies in that the initial install ofNetscape sets the mail folders to Win95 C:\Program files\netscape\users\username\mail. When you install Netscape from Win98, you must change Netscape installation directory to H (or whatever) so that you don't have twoinstances of the same program. This then sets the mail folder to C:\Programfiles\ ~ \mail. The problem is that this is Win98's C, not Win95's C. Now whyou try to access mail from Win98, it can't find the folder and gives an error.under both Win95 and 98 you install Netscape to F (or whatever), the probledoes not occur. I use the F partition for most all programs. The exception iany program that is operating system specific, such as a disk defragmenter

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only use with NT. These get installed on the OS's partition. 

Another problem encountered any time you add partitions is the "migrating CROM syndrome." Each time you add a partition, the CD-ROM or otherremovable type device will move down one partition letter. Not a majordilemma, but a definite pain when the OS is always looking on the wrong driletter for your disk. This can be stopped by first setting the CD-ROM to aconstant letter which allows you plenty of room to add partitions. Do this by

setting the path to the CD-ROM on your DOS boot disk autoexec.bat file witthe switch L:R (when you want the CD-ROM to reside on R). The statemenmy CD-ROM is: a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd000 /L:R. Since I often install OS's fCAB files on my hard disks, I also need to check and set the CD-ROM driveletter in the device manager on each new OS installation. It is best to do thbefore using the CD for the first time. 

Dual Booting Win98 with Win95 as the original OS 

The following assumes you have partitioned your hard disk into at least 2partitions. 

q  Install System Commander It installs to the root (c:) partition 

Use no disk compression 

System Commander sets User ID and Password 

q  Exit Leaves you at C:\SC> 

q  Remove floppy disk 

q  Control + Alt + Delete 

Reboots and detects Win95 as operating system. 

q  Alt + O 

Chooses add operating system function. 

q  Cancel Allows you to choose from menu bar. 

q  Partition 

Choose this option from menu bar. This brings you to the partition screenwhere you will see the partitions shown as a divided cylinder. Locate thepartition where Win98 is to be installed. Click on the partition. 

q  From the Tools drop-down menu, choose Delete to delete the partition anmake it free for your new installation. You will be prompted for the partition'volume label. Type label name, => click Next, => proceed. The partition wiscanned and then listed as free. 

q  From the Drive menu, choose OS Wizard => New Installation => Next =>

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Windows (any type) => Regular (with diskette) => Next => SC tells you to prepare for OS => Next => At this point, SC ra surface scan. 

q  Please Install Valid Boot Disk 

q  Install DOS Boot Disk, or Win98 Boot Disk => Click OK. 

q  From A:\> Prompt, change directories to CD-ROM drive letter and type setup to start the Win98installation. Proceed with installation of Win98 choosing partition C until Win98 has finished and co

to the desktop with the Win98 tour window. Now is a good time to make sure that your CD-ROM dletter is where you want it, before you have to start adding drivers for any devices that need them. exiting the Device Manager, Windows will prompt you to reboot. Up to this point you have not seethe System Commander boot screen when Win98 rebooted to detect plug and play devices.  

q  Do you want to restart your computer now? 

q  Insert the System Commander diskette and choose Yes. 

q  Choose SCIN => Enter from the main menu => choose Enable/Update System Commander 

q  A Virus warning will appear. Choose Escape to continue. The screen will show: Create/Update Multifat file 

Save Disk Information for uninstall Installing New Boot Record 

q  Press Any Key to Continue => (Where IS that "any" key?)  

q  Program Exit => Enter. Leaves you at the A:\> 

q  Remove floppy disk => Control, Alt, Delete. 

q  Done - OS loader screen will now include Win98. 

For some reason, on a few installations, System Commander does not detect the new operatingsystem as it should. The following instructions will usually remedy the situation. 

If after installing the System Commander disk and choosing SCIN => Enter from the main menu =>choose Enable/Update System Commander, you end up at the boot screen with only Win95 showi

q  Choose Alt + S 

q  Use the Down Arrow to choose Order, Add, and Remove => Enter 

q  Alt + A => P to choose Partition. 

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q  Down Arrow to partition letter of Win98 

q  Alt + T to toggle the partition bootable 

q  Choose Escape and Win98 is now shown on Selection => Order, Add, and Remove. 

q  Escape to Selection, and then Escape again. 

q  Win98 will now be shown in the OS loader screen and can be chosen.  

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