On Tuesday 03 February 2004 04:01 pm, Alan Ianson wrote: > On Tue Feb 3 2004 12:47 pm, David Reid wrote: > > I'm preparing to install Mandrake 9.2 to dual boot with Windows XP on my > > laptop. It's my first install and I've reduced the NTFS partition using > > Partition Magic 8.0 to make 9Gb of the 20Gb disk available. Ideally, I'd > > like to install LILO/GRUB on the MBR but I've read reports of non-windows > > boot loaders being considered a virus (by XP or the BIOS or Virus > > software I'm not sure which) and advice to retain the XP boot loader and > > to place LILO/GRUB on the boot partition. Does anyone know if this is > > still a consideration? I'd really appreciate it If someone could also > > tell me whether it's easier/better to create the Linux partitions with > > Partition Magic before starting the install or to leave the install > > process to create them for me. > > I've been using Windows/XP, FreeDOS and various distro's of linux with lilo > as the boot loader for quite a while. I haven't had any ill affects from > having lilo in the MBR. I will second that.. I wonder why you used partition magic. Mandrake 9.2 worked flawlessly to repartition and grab the free area from my Windows XP NTFS partition. There was only one thing I had to do which was defrag the drive to get the space open. Anyway I have been running about 2 months now without problems.. Bruce
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