On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 08:07:01PM -0500, Mauriat Miranda wrote: > On 2/26/06, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> Some people dual-booting with Windows find it easier to keep Linux > > >> completely on its own drive (bootloaders, and all), and put an entry > > >> into the NT loader file so that the Windows boot menu gives you the > > >> options of which drive to boot from. > > > The boot.ini file (if I've remembered the correct file) in the Windows > > C:/ drive is read just before Windows boots up. In it are entries for > > what windows will boot up. If you can understand how to refer to the > > right drive and partition, you can add an entry for your Linux drive. > > Correct. I'd recommend the following: > > http://www.geocities.com/epark/linux/grub-w2k-HOWTO.html > http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+NT-Loader.html > > Mauriat Using the Windows boot loader is the old way from Lilo days. There is not problem double booting FC4 with Windows (XP or 2000) using grub. I have done this on three of my machines. But the grub must be applied after the Windows is installed. -- ======================================================================= E Pluribus Unix ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
