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Reïnstalling windows in dual boot system
Name: Cuboidz Date: April 26, 2002 at 06:17:47 Pacific
Comment:
When you're dual booting Windows/Linux, and you use LILO or GRUB, how can you prevent Windows from overwriting your Master Boot Record when you reïnstall it ?
Name: Tom Date: April 26, 2002 at 09:23:07 Pacific
Reply:
Don't think you can =( You'll need to reinstall your bootloader after installing Windows.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jeff Date: April 26, 2002 at 12:38:44 Pacific
Reply:
Cuboidz
Tom is exactly right! Windows is a PITA in that respect as well as others ;-) You must first install it then linux and let lilo or grub boot your box.
Jeff ps there may be a way to do it the opposite way ie loading linux then win and booting form a floppy into linux and changing the boot sequence from there. Check the how to's or the LDP
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Response Number 3
Name: Tom Date: April 26, 2002 at 22:16:56 Pacific
Reply:
You don't necessarily have to reinstall Linux, you just need the mbr rewritten. Reinstall Windows, boot into Linux from a floppy, and then run 'lilo -v' (as root). Never used grub, so I don't know how you'd do that with grub.
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Response Number 4
Name: Helen Date: April 27, 2002 at 13:51:33 Pacific
Reply:
I had to reinstall windows because it ***crashed*** surprise surprise and i was running dual boot, and my friend said i needed to reinsatll linux, so i did, but now when i select linux to boot up, windows runs anyway. Why does it do this and how do i modify this? please bear in mind i know nothing!!!! love Helen (hellishdemon2000@hotmail.com)
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Response Number 5
Name: Jerome Date: July 14, 2002 at 13:59:47 Pacific
Reply:
Same problem here. I lost my grub after reinstalling Windoze. How do I get back/reinstall my grub?
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