On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 07:20:23 -0500, Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > With XOSL that i use, installing Windows at any time would not cause any > > problem! It is true that windows writes to MBR and wipes out whatever is > > there. However XOSL has a restore option! So after installing a windows OS, > > I insert the XOSL floppy and restore it! Then i am on XOSL as before! Cool! > > I wonder if Mandrake could include a similar restore facility. > > It does. You can run the Mandrake CD in rescue mode and it will rewrite Lilo > to the MBR if it has been overwritten. You can then manually add boot > options for Windows 98, XP, etc. I could be wrong, but I think the restore function reads lilo.conf, restoring all entries that previously existed--including Winblows entries. Can anybody confirm this? Miark
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