hello i installed windows 2000 now when i install linux 7.2 the linux install without any errors but when restart at the end of setup i can't see the linux in my menu but the windows 2000 starts automatically now i want dual boot linix and windows 2000 at the same hard disk any help

To boot either Win2000 or Linux, you need to install lilo or GRUB. I am running both Win2000 & RedHat Linux 7.2 on my PC right now and personally, I use lilo to boot up either one. I will include a /etc/lilo.conf for my system so you can take a look at it... Remember, my Win2000 is on the first harddrive while Linux is on the second harddrive. After modify it to fit your system, save it as /etc/lilo.conf and run /sbin/lilo to install it! Good luck. Lawrence #/etc/lilo.conf default=linux timeout=30 boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b message=/boot/message linear image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 label=linux initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.7-10.img read-only root=/dev/hdb1 append="hdc=ide-scsi" other=/dev/hda1 optional label=Win2000 #end of /etc/lilo.conf

I don't know if the Linux Distribution matters but Mandrake 8.2 is about the easiest version to install and dual boot with. It will have LILO handle the boot for each OS. Just install Win2k and then on another partition install Mandrake. You can always set which OS for it to default to and how long to wait at the OS choice prompt.

If Linux doesnt load at start try using a Emergency boot Disk and then changing Lilo.conf once it is booted. Good documentation can be found at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+WinNT.html