Windows Setup Disables OS/2 Boot Manager (119432)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q119432

SYMPTOMS

When you run Windows Setup on a system that has the OS/2 Boot Manager partition active, the following message is displayed:
Setup has detected a boot manager partition on your system. Continuing Setup will disable Boot Manager.

<Exit Setup> or <Continue>


Continuing Windows Setup disables the Boot Manager.

CAUSE

Windows Setup disables the Boot Manager to ensure that after installation the system will boot into Windows, not a different operating system. This allows Windows to finish the installation procedure.

RESOLUTION

You can reactivate Boot Manager by running the FDISK tool that is shipped with Windows or boot the system from the OS/2 boot disk and then run the Fdisk utility.

MORE INFORMATION

The Windows Setup program does not run under OS/2. However, you can install Windows on a computer running OS/2 if you boot MS-DOS and run Setup from the command prompt.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/16/2004
Keywords:kbDiskMemory kbprb kbsetup KB119432
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