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Re: Dual booting -- Adding windows to a Linux system



On Mon, 2005-10-10 at 12:57 +0700, Ms Linuz wrote:
> Roy Pluschke wrote:
> 
> >Is there a howto for dual booting an existing linux system with windows
> >2000.  Everything I've found so far assumes windows is installed and
> >then adding linux -- I'm going the other way -- existing linux system
> >and having to add windows.  Unfortunately the program I need won't play
> >nicely with winex, vmware etc. and the linux alternatives aren't quite
> >there yet.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Roy P.
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> Dou you want to install windows on the disk which currently installed 
> linux ?
> 
Yes, on the same disk. I have to somehow reduce the current partition
sizes and add a new partition for windows. I am also concerned that the
windows installation will then screw things up (overwrite the MBR).

Roy P.




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