It is a common misconception... Don't worry.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nadin Merali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 3:07 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] Dual Boot Trouble
SHIT
I wish i knew before
oh well
On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Kelly, Christopher wrote:
> This is not true.
> >>I dont think you want to do it this way. I believe win2k and win98 use
> >>diffeerent mbr records. If you replace you win2k boot parition with a
> >>win98 one, I dont think it will be very happy
>
> Fdisk /mbr just erases the master boot record. It is re-written when the
OS
> starts. Therefore, it doesn't matter what disk you use. No sense wasting
> time looking for the WIN2K startup disk files....
>
> Chris Kelly
> IS Customer Support Center
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nadin Merali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 2:20 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [newbie] Dual Boot Trouble
>
>
>
> I dont think you want to do it this way. I believe win2k and win98 use
> diffeerent mbr records. If you replace you win2k boot parition with a
> win98 one, I dont think it will be very happy
>
> to make winnt startup disk go to the hell and search for startup disk
> however I have no clue how to restore your win2k mbr. From the bottem of
> this mail chain and my own previious experience, you installed linux and
> with win2k or winnt. Unlike windows where it will give up the mbr, winnt
> and win2k dont like it. There is a howto to setup bootloader(win2k/nt
> boot thingy) so that it will allow you to boot both whenever you want.
> However when I first scred up (like what you did) i had to reinstall
> win2k. Since I screw/format my computer almost once a week I didnt care
> to much but that was the only way I could solve it
>
> good luck
>
> Nadin Merali
>
> On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Kelly, Christopher wrote:
>
> > This is because you are not booting from the disk. You must boot from
the
> > Dos disk and then do a fdisk /mbr.
> >
> > Moose
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ammon Cooke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:41 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Dual Boot Trouble
> >
> >
> > How do I create a MS-DOS disk from Windows 2000 Pro?? I have access to
> > Win98 DOS Disk, but when I try to run fdisk/mbr from it(A:\), it tells
me
> > "Error writing fixed disk. The master boot code NOT been updated." If I
> > try running fdisk/mbr from C:\> it tells me "bad command or file name."
> >
> > Thanks Again!!
> > Ammon
> >
> >
> > At 07:26 PM 3/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >First of all, did you create an NT Repair Disk and a DOS Boot Disk? Did
> > >you create a Linux Boot Disk?
> > >However, if you need to restore your Windows MBR, try booting to DOS
> > >with a DOS Boot Disk.
> > >At the C:\> prompt, type in: fdisk /mbr
> > >Shutdown your computer. This will restore you Windows MBR and allow you
> > >to boot to Windows.
> > >
> > >If you want to boot to Linux
> > >Insert the Linux Boot Disk. This will boot your computer to Linux. I
> > >hope this helps.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Roman
> > >Registered Linux User #179293
> > >High Powered Penguin Email
> > >
> > >Ammon Cooke wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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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