[linux-help] Re: help..

["Jim Vetor" <jvetor1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a question, if you have a drive that has only Linux and you try
installing Windows will it mess up the Linux partitions? I was under the
impression that it would. I thought if you wanted a dual boot you needed to
have Windows installed first then install Linux.
Wondering.

Jim Vetor

----- Original Message -----
From: lowell <lowell@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 12:19 PM
Subject: [linux-help] Re: help..


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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hareesh V H" <fd98209@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 7:43 AM
> Subject: [linux-help] help..
>
>
> >
> >
> >  hi! there's this problem - someone i know installed windows on a
machine
> > running linux already. the mbr got changed and he now wants to install
> > lilo in the mbr. how is this possible? thanks in advance.
> >
> > regards,
> > Hareesh.
>
>     Try this: reboot from bootdisk (you DID make one,
> didn't you?) ,edit /etc/lilo.conf  to make Win partiton recognized &
> bootable, run /sbin/lilo, reboot.
> HTH
>
>
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