On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 11:14:29 -0400, Filippos Klironomos <presariod@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > This is the way I dual boot on my laptop. Just install GRUB on the > slave driver when you are given the option and leave the MBR alone > (Windows XP has to has to has to have it!). Then boot to linux and > give the following command: > > dd if=/dev/hdX of=/tmp/bootrecord.bin bs=512 count=1 > > This will create the file /tmp/bootrecord.bin which has the 512 bytes > of GRUB. Copy that to your win XP dir most likely 'C:' and edit > boot.ini file in the same dir and add at the end of it: > > C:\bootrecord.bin="Fedora Core 2" > > Save and exit and you should be all set! Here is a link: > > http://www.geocities.com/epark/linux/grub-w2k-HOWTO.html Thanks for your very concise instructions! My first question was a scenario where I would not want to boot to XP very often... but your idea gives more flexibility.
