>> It is possible I think to modify the bootloader in Windows (without >> using e.g. Partition Magic) to sniff out the Linux and allow you to >> choice of booting it when you boot up the PC...... > > Yes, but it's fragile and not worth doing that way. > Depends on the version of grub: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550702 Grub in squeeze is 1.98 that bug is fixed in 1.99