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 ins

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? > > than

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 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

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

[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