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Dual Boot
Name: A. Cate Date: July 24, 2002 at 08:45:17 Pacific
Comment:
I just installed Linux on my computer. Linux is the only on OS on the computer right now. Is it possible to add a second hard drive with Windows on it and Dual boot that?
first of all ya need to learn about what lilo is.. linux loader called lilo can boot ur system up to x operation systems. heha.. the file of /etc/lilo.conf & fstab gonna help ya..
Risky but use a program like partition magic to resize your linux partition to make room for a windows parttion format the windows partiton and make it active (make sure you create the rescue disk when prompted installing partiton magic) reboot install windows in the fat32 partition use the rescue disk to make the linux partition active add the windows partition to you lillo or grub tables (boot loaders included with linux)
yes, however you can install 2 os on 1 hd. Using win os first fdisk hd make 100mb boot partition then make dos partition 50% of availible hd space 2gb min.intsall windows os. then install linux use default settings . you can change settings later. good luck. m
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