Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-29 Thread Ed Tharp
On Wednesday 26 December 2001 23:17, you wrote: On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:02:20 +0900 Doug Lerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: Well, I didn't mention responsibility or anything like that. :-) But since the Mandrake online information *does* say that you can

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-27 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 19:21:11 -0900 tester [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug Lerner wrote: Actually, since I need to run Windows rarely, what I think I'll do is delete the second partition containing Win 2000 and use it for Linux. Is that easy to accomplish? Then I'll just run Windows when I

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-26 Thread bascule
perhaps i'm missing the point of the thread here, but i have in the past successfully had two seperate win9x partitions on my drive, both of which booted from lilo, a the moment i have a dos partition at hda1 and a winxp-ntfs partition at hda2, both these boot from lilo, perhaps the issue

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-26 Thread Ken Nowack
No, the issue is that win2k/NT *has* to be on the first partition on the drive or it won't load. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-26 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 08:12:52 -0800 (PST) Ken Nowack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, the issue is that win2k/NT *has* to be on the first partition on the drive or it won't load. That statement simply Is Not true. Win2k can be installed to or booted from any partition or even any drive on

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-26 Thread Mark Weaver
On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 08:12:52 -0800 (PST) Ken Nowack [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: No, the issue is that win2k/NT *has* to be on the first partition on the drive or it won't load. _thats_ been a known issue with NT forever. Most familiar with NT already know this

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-26 Thread Doug Lerner
Actually, since I need to run Windows rarely, what I think I'll do is delete the second partition containing Win 2000 and use it for Linux. Is that easy to accomplish? Then I'll just run Windows when I need it under Virtual PC on my Mac. doug Want to buy your Pack or Services from

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-26 Thread Doug Lerner
There is nothing wrong with being nice about it and including a warning, is there? It seems like something that might happen fairly often. doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thursday, December 27, 2001): On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 08:12:52 -0800 (PST) Ken Nowack [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-26 Thread daRcmaTTeR
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:02:20 +0900 Doug Lerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: Well, I didn't mention responsibility or anything like that. :-) But since the Mandrake online information *does* say that you can continue to use your old OS on the same machine, it

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-26 Thread Doug Lerner
Is there a way of removing the Windows partition and then just adding the reclaimed space to the already existing /home partition? doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thursday, December 27, 2001): Doug Lerner wrote: Actually, since I need to run Windows rarely, what I think I'll do is delete the second

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-25 Thread Dennis Myers
On Monday 24 December 2001 20:15, you wrote: I went to Control Center Boot Boot Config, but Windows was already there. Clicking on Modify for that entry didn't really seem to indicate anything wrong - it was still specified as being on the second partition, which is where it is... doug

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-25 Thread tester
Dennis Myers wrote: On Monday 24 December 2001 20:15, you wrote: I went to Control Center Boot Boot Config, but Windows was already there. Clicking on Modify for that entry didn't really seem to indicate anything wrong - it was still specified as being on the second partition, which is where

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-25 Thread Doug Lerner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wednesday, December 26, 2001): You are addressing a windows issue Win2K has its own bootloader, which will boot various windows versions. While we mormally have no problem with this, it seems to break down once a non-windows partition has been encountered in the chain.

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-25 Thread Doug Lerner
Well, obviously everybody in the world except for me knew that Windows will not run from the 2nd partition. I will just re-install. The Windows installation is new anyway and I have no real data that is lost. I *do* think a warning in the installer would be a good idea though! doug [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-25 Thread tester
Doug Lerner wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wednesday, December 26, 2001): You are addressing a windows issue Win2K has its own bootloader, which will boot various windows versions. While we mormally have no problem with this, it seems to break down once a non-windows partition has been

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-25 Thread Mark Weaver
On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 09:23:41 +0900 Doug Lerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wednesday, December 26, 2001): You are addressing a windows issue Win2K has its own bootloader, which will boot various windows versions. While we mormally

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-25 Thread Mark Weaver
On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:50:43 +0900 Doug Lerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] studiouisly spake these words to ponder: Well, obviously everybody in the world except for me knew that Windows will not run from the 2nd partition. I will just re-install. The Windows installation is new anyway and I have no

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-25 Thread Doug Lerner
Actually, that is not true. It is not in the documentation. When I was installing I followed along with the documentation. The step in question is at: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/doc/81/en/user.html/ formatpartitions.html That section does not include a single word about being careful

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-25 Thread Pascal Goguey
On Wednesday 26 December 2001 13:34, you wrote: I *do* think a warning in the installer would be a good idea though! it's *in* the *documentation* that you must *read* Well, that can be endlessly discussed. There are two kinds of people: those who read the docs and those who don't.

[newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-24 Thread Doug Lerner
Hmmm... Mandrake Linux 8.1 is working fine, but if I restart the machine and choose windows at the startup screen, my Windows 2000 parition won't load. Any suggestions as to what I might try? Thanks, Doug Lerner, Tokyo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-24 Thread Dennis Myers
On Monday 24 December 2001 12:28, you wrote: Hmmm... Mandrake Linux 8.1 is working fine, but if I restart the machine and choose windows at the startup screen, my Windows 2000 parition won't load. Any suggestions as to what I might try? Thanks, Doug Lerner, Tokyo I think you just need

Re: [newbie] Windows partition won't load anymore

2001-12-24 Thread Doug Lerner
I went to Control Center Boot Boot Config, but Windows was already there. Clicking on Modify for that entry didn't really seem to indicate anything wrong - it was still specified as being on the second partition, which is where it is... doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tuesday, December 25, 2001):