I wish I could figure out how to restore me Windows MBR, but not even the
Install CD will boot. Any more Ideas?
Thanks!!
Ammon
PS I looked for a way to use something besides LILO, but couldn't see how
to do it.
At 09:16 AM 3/28/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>It's possible your Windoze MBR became corrupted. If you restore your MBR
>and still don't find success I would suggest a solution. Simply have LILO
>on your Linux disk and make your Linux disk master and your windoze disk
>slave. That's how my system is set up and it works fine (however I am
>using GRUB).
>
>apr
>
>
>>From: Ammon Cooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: RE: [newbie] Dual Boot Trouble
>>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:43:13 -0700
>>
>>The trouble is that I did install Windows first, & Linux second allowing
>>LILO to write over the boot sector on the windows drive. But the funny
>>thing about the problem is that not even a Windows 2000 Pro install CD will
>>boot. The screen goes blank, & nothing happens if I try any kind of
>>Windows boot. What could be the problem????
>>
>>
>>Thanks
>>Ammon
>>
>>At 07:05 PM 3/26/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Make sure you install Mandrake second Windows will force itself to be the
>>>only bootable partition otherwise
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Ammon Cooke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 6:53 PM
>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Subject: [newbie] Dual Boot Trouble
>>>
>>>
>>>I have 2 hard drives, the first containing a Win 2K Pro installation, the
>>>second a Linux Mandrake 7.2. When I installed I put LILO on the
>>>first(windows hard drive), it supposedly would allow me to boot either
>>>Windows or Linux, but for some reason when I try to boot Windows the screen
>>>just goes blank, nothing happens, & a Ctrl+Alt+Del won't do anything. The
>>>same thing happens if I try to boot from the Win 2K Pro Install CD.
>>>
>>>Any Help is appreciated.
>>>
>>>Ammon
>>
>
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