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Old May 7th, 2004, 12:20 PM
jlnashrod jlnashrod is offline
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windows & linux partition
i've made 2 partitions on the same hard disk, 1 for windows - fat32 and 1 for linux, the problems is whenever i install red hat linux either windows or linux first, it overide the windows OS. can anybody assist me on this matter
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Old May 7th, 2004, 12:31 PM
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What partition are you have first on the HD? Do you also have an Swap partition for linux?
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Old May 10th, 2004, 12:34 AM
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My understanding is that a Windows OS needs to always be installed first because of the modifications it makes to the master boot record. Then install the Linux with GRUB or Lilo.

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Old May 12th, 2004, 08:25 AM
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On any dual boot system you would want to install Linux first then Windows. Because windoes XP mainly puts a death grip on the mbr its easier to install Linux first then let windows do its magic on the rest of the hard drive.
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