Microsoft KB Archive/119432

= Windows Setup Disables OS/2 Boot Manager =

Article ID: 119432

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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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.

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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.

Additional query words: wwt 3rdparty

Keywords: kbdiskmemory kbfaq kbprb kbsetup KB119432

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