Joe, I wouldn't use 'fdisk' of any kind to create an XP partition fro your installation.
Use your 'fdisk' to clean-up what you have done so that you are back to just the Linux installation. Load your XP Pro CD and shutdown the computer. Boot back up, let the installation program begin. What should happen is that you will be brought to the partitioning screen that shows you the 'foreign' Linux partition as well as free space that has not been partitioned as yet. I have found that with XP Pro, as long as you are not using the whole drive as one partition, it will give you the options of NTFS, HPFS, or FAT32. At this point, you highlight the unpartitioned volume and pick the FAT32 format. If you cannot get to this point (you did mention something about corruption noted in MDK?), you may have screwed up your FAT and lilo to the point where you are now in deep 'do-do'. If reloading lilo, and doing what I just suggested doesn't work, you need to get try to back-up your /home directory with the intention of wiping and starting over. If you do wipe everything out and start over, let me tell you what I just did as of last night (I have a 40 GB hard drive): 1) Wipe all the partitions out. Since Linux is already on the drive, use MDK's fdisk to wipe all partitions. Do not use MS-DOS/Win fdisk for removing the Linux partitions! 2) Once you have written to disk from fdisk, shut the computer off. This is very important! 3) Boot the computer to an Win 98 boot floppy disk that has 'fdisk' on it. Type this command at the DOS prompt: fdisk /mbr 4) Load your CD-ROM with XP Pro. 5) Shutdown the computer once more. This is again, very important. You must clear all the memory registers before starting over. 6) When you get to the screen that shows your completely pristine hard drive in its wonderfully unadulterated splendor, highlight it and press "C" to create a new partition. 7) Decide on the capacity that you want to give XP Pro, and how much you want to leave for MDK. In my case, I gave 30 GBs to XP Pro since I know that I will need the room and must have operating space there, as well. That left me with 8 GBs of space for MDK 9.0 (enough for me, at this time.) 8) Because you did NOT use the whole hard drive, you will be asked what format you want for this partition. If you really want to FAT32, pick it, and I would strongly recommend that you do NOT take the "Quick" option. Hard drives fail over time, and new ones are not always virgins. It's a fact of life. The extra time you take now to insure your drive is fully usable saves potential headaches later. :-) 9) Once you have completely installed XP Pro, remove your CD and replace it with your MDK 9.0 CD #1. With respect for your time in this, I recommend not loading any more into XP Pro at this time than is necessary to get it properly working. If something goes wrong with your Linux installation and you have to start over, it's best not to worry about time wasted on loaded programs and frills right now. 10) Do a complete and correct shutdown from XP Pro. 11) Start up, and allow MDK's boot from the CD #1. Follow instructions as you normally would. I would pick Expert/Install. 12) When you get to the screen that asks you how you want to partition your Linux system, click with your mouse on the area that has NOT been partition as yet. Then click on Auto Allocation button. Decide whether you have the room and care over having a separate partition for /usr, or just for /home (simple). 13) Complete your installation to your heart's content! This is how it worked for me. So flawlessly that I was pretty much ready to genuflect and kiss the penguin's ring. Everything works great, too, in both O/S's. They are playing so well together, I almost want to cry! The only thing that I have yet to change is the timing in lilo upon boot-up. I want lilo to sit there and wait for me to select the O/S I want, not pick one after so many seconds. I hope this helped. Sorry if anything was already very obvious to you. I figured it best to err on the side of caution. Good luck on whatever you decide to do. T ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 1:15 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] how to install windows and still have lilo? On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 18:15, Michael Notforyou wrote: > On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 16:58, joe wrote: > > I wanted to thank everyone for their helpful suggestions and pose some > > related questions: I tried to install XP in my fat32 partition, but it > > refused to install there. Does XP want to be the first partition on a > > disk (starting from cylinder 0)? > > I don't think it particularly cares. It does, however, need to be in a > primary partition OK so I used fdisk to create a primary partition and set it active, XP still wouldn't install into this partition, I thought perhaps because I hadn't formatted it. Used trusty boot disk to get back into mandrake, ran diskdrake and got this terrifying error: I can't read the partition table of device hdb, its too corrupted for me :( I can try to go on, erasing over bad partitions (all data will be lost) The other solution is to not allow DrakX to modify the partition table (the error is extended partition: more than one normal partition in extended partition. Do you agree to loose all partitions? y or no? Help. (not a "Logical DOS Drive in an Extended DOS > Partition" as MS Fdisk calls it). > > Will I have to delete my / partition > > and re-install mandrake after XP? or... > > > > Is there anyway for me to move my mandrake partitions without losing > > data, and if so how? I thought I remembered reading that diskdrake could > > do something like this (when resizing), but do not see any options for > > moving partitions. Again, TIA. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 23:40, Todd Flinders wrote: > > > An easier way is to just make a boot disk (you can use the dd command or the > > > Mandrake Control Center). After installing Windows, boot into GNU/Linux > > > using your boot disk. After you log in, become root and type: > > > > > > /sbin/lilo -v > > > > > > That will reinstall lilo. > > > > > > On Sunday 27 October 2002 12:46 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote: > > > > On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 11:00:54 -0700 > > > > > > > > joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I know XP is going to take over, how can I get a boot loader back > > > > > without installing mandrake again? Can I just use the update option on > > > > > the cd and not choose any packages to install? > > > > > > > > Yes, just run it as an Expert/Upgrade. > > > > > > > > Since this involves a hd change the install may ask which is your / > > > > partition. > > > > Be sure you know and input it correctly or you will screw your drive. > > > > > > > > > > > > Charles > > > > > > > > --------------------------- > > > > Life's too short to dance with ugly women. > > > > ---------------------- > > > > Charles A Edwards > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------------------- > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > -- > *Michael Notforyou* > Registered Linux User #197888 > Registered Linux Machine #166780 > LINUX ON A COMPAQ PRESARIO 700 SERIES: > http://www.quack-net.com/presario/ > //42! > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 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