[newbie] Dual boot problems

2004-09-21 Thread Marc
I have been fighting with a dual boot installation for days. I give up!!! It's time to ask you folks. I just did a low level format of the Hard drive and then a fresh install of win XP. Did a defrag, shut down right away and did a install of ML . I shrunk the windows partision 50% and did the

Re: [newbie] Dual boot problems

2004-09-21 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 12:09, Marc wrote: I have been fighting with a dual boot installation for days. I give up!!! It's time to ask you folks. I just did a low level format of the Hard drive and then a fresh install of win XP. Did a defrag, shut down right away and did a install of ML

Re: [newbie] Dual boot problems

2004-09-21 Thread Marc
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 01:37 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 12:09, Marc wrote: Reinstall XP. Insert CD1 run an update not a reinstall of mdk and you should be ok. Better reinstall mdk on the entire disk! Thanks I will give it a try. You are right about better

Re: [newbie] Dual boot problems

2004-09-21 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 18:22, Marc wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 05:53 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 17:18, Marc wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 01:37 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 12:09, Marc wrote: snip Reinstall XP.

Re: [newbie] Dual boot problems

2004-09-21 Thread Marc
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 08:07 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 18:22, Marc wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 05:53 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 17:18, Marc wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 01:37 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Tuesday 21

Re: [newbie] Dual boot problems

2004-09-21 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 20:28, Marc wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 08:07 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 18:22, Marc wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 05:53 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: On Tuesday 21 September 2004 17:18, Marc wrote: On Tuesday 21 September

[newbie] Dual boot problems

2002-04-11 Thread anbolb
I recently got Mandrake 8.1 standard edition, having read it was good for those with absolutely no idea about linux, like me. I installed it alongside my usual Windows 98 on the same hard disk, and although the bootloader menu shows Windows I can't boot into it; the screen reads Loading

AW: [newbie] Dual boot problems

2002-04-11 Thread - hybrid -
] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. April 2002 14:38 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: [newbie] Dual boot problems I recently got Mandrake 8.1 standard edition, having read it was good for those with absolutely no idea about linux, like me. I installed it alongside my usual Windows 98 on the same hard disk

Re: [newbie] Dual boot problems...

2001-04-05 Thread Tim Holmes
I guess I'll take a crack at this one! :0) So here goes. Having had one of my machines set up as a Dual boot at one point, I've encountered several different things. I've also installed different distros, but I'll try and stick with the Mandrake info here. First of all let's start with the

[newbie] Dual boot problems...

2001-04-01 Thread Dave Linsalata
Hello, Well it's been two hours since I got Mandrake up, and, despite hundreds of "how do I's" and "why doesn't this work" floating around in my head, I'm loving it! But I have a problem. And I need help (please:)) *skip down for meat of question...keep reading if you know win98...the below

RE: [newbie] Dual boot problems...

2001-04-01 Thread Dave Linsalata
Hey guys, I've had a bunch of people ask me if anyone solved this problem, since they are encountering it too, so I figured I would resend the question w/o all my random other info: I am trying to dual boot a win98 and Mandrake 7.2 system. Lilo can't install (b/c I assume it is past the