Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux

2004-04-09 Thread Klemens Arro
On Thursday 08 April 2004 22:22, Stephen Kuhn wrote: Windows - rather, all MS OS's - require that they're on the first partition. So, if you make some free space on your HDA and install Windows, it will rewrite the MBR to point to IT as the first partition and likely hose up your entire

[newbie] install windows without disturbing linux

2004-04-08 Thread Klemens Arro
Hi, how can I install windows without disturbing my mdk 10 linux. I am sharing my computer with my brother and he wants windows :'( I have a partition for it, but I am afraid that, when I install it, it will delete my lilo? thanks. -- Klemens Arro My software never has bugs; it just develops

Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux

2004-04-08 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 08 April 2004 12:30, Klemens Arro wrote: Hi, how can I install windows without disturbing my mdk 10 linux. I am sharing my computer with my brother and he wants windows :'( I have a partition for it, but I am afraid that, when I

Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux

2004-04-08 Thread Klemens Arro
On Thursday 08 April 2004 14:43, Anne Wilson wrote: On Thursday 08 April 2004 12:30, Klemens Arro wrote: Hi, how can I install windows without disturbing my mdk 10 linux. I am sharing my computer with my brother and he wants windows :'( I have a partition for it, but I am afraid that,

Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux

2004-04-08 Thread Charlie
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 09:43 pm, many eyes viewed Anne Wilson's words:- Assuming, then, that you have W2K or XP, simply install windows, which it will do into the partition you have saved for it, but yes it will overwrite your lilo. I have installed XP, quite a while ago, but it didn't overwrite

Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux

2004-04-08 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 21:30, Klemens Arro wrote: Hi, how can I install windows without disturbing my mdk 10 linux. I am sharing my computer with my brother and he wants windows :'( I have a partition for it, but I am afraid that, when I install it, it will delete my lilo? thanks.