Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux
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 installation of MDK (or any other non-MS OS). When installing, the idea would be to install Windows first and finish that, then install linux afterwards and let lilo (or grub) be the bootloader. Sucks, but that's the safest way. Generally, when I do dual-boots, I create a partition for Windows towards the end of the first drive and leave free space prior to that for linux - after installing Windows, I then make use of the remaining space for linux and let lilo deal with booting. BTW, can't your brother deal with VMware? stephen kuhn - owner == illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com -- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents -- Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. There might be a law against it by that time. thanks, he agreed with this :P -- Klemens Arro My software never has bugs; it just develops random features. Using: Mandrake Linux 10 Registered Linux User#: 346118 ICQ#: 179198850 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] install windows without disturbing linux
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 random features. Using: Mandrake Linux 10 Registered Linux User#: 346118 ICQ#: 179198850 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux
-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 install it, it will delete my lilo? It partly depends on which version of windows, as to whether you can do it. Win98 has to be on the first partition, but I don't think this is true of later versions - I don't have xp, so I can't be certain. 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. This isn't a tragedy, however, as you should then boot from your Mandrake cd1, at the splash screen you hit F1, I think, and then type 'rescue'. This should bring up a menu, on which one option is to restore the boot loader. This will bring lilo back with an option to boot into windows. Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAdTrZkFAvMr/nNX8RAiuxAJ9FMXUMfwP5JtknoJ0ovDmbH7qCoQCcDkYj b5jn25gSJdFAVdzLVl3zP7c= =Wbqs -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux
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, when I install it, it will delete my lilo? It partly depends on which version of windows, as to whether you can do it. Win98 has to be on the first partition, but I don't think this is true of later versions - I don't have xp, so I can't be certain. 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. This isn't a tragedy, however, as you should then boot from your Mandrake cd1, at the splash screen you hit F1, I think, and then type 'rescue'. This should bring up a menu, on which one option is to restore the boot loader. This will bring lilo back with an option to boot into windows. Anne Thanks -- Klemens Arro My software never has bugs; it just develops random features. Using: Mandrake Linux 10 Registered Linux User#: 346118 ICQ#: 179198850 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux
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 lilo. It just placed itself first in the windows boot system in front of 98. Charlie. -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 + Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced. ...Henry David Thoreau This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.2, KMail v1.5.3 and OpenOffice.org1.1.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] install windows without disturbing linux
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. 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 installation of MDK (or any other non-MS OS). When installing, the idea would be to install Windows first and finish that, then install linux afterwards and let lilo (or grub) be the bootloader. Sucks, but that's the safest way. Generally, when I do dual-boots, I create a partition for Windows towards the end of the first drive and leave free space prior to that for linux - after installing Windows, I then make use of the remaining space for linux and let lilo deal with booting. BTW, can't your brother deal with VMware? stephen kuhn - owner == illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com -- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents -- Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. There might be a law against it by that time. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
