[linux-help] Re: help..

[Hareesh V H <fd98209@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i also had the same feeling and i guess there is good reason to believe
so. what happened to my friend when he tried the unconventional method of
installing windows in an existing linux box is what prompted my help
request actually :) :)

regards,
Hareesh.




On Sun, 1 Apr 2001, Jim Vetor wrote:

> 
> 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..
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > ----- 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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