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

[Ms Linuz <deb_milist@yahoo.com.sg>]

Roy Pluschke wrote:

> On Mon, 2005-10-10 at 12:57 +0700, Ms Linuz wrote:
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> > Roy Pluschke wrote:
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> > > 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.
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> > >      
> > Dou you want to install windows on the disk which currently installed 
> > linux ?
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> 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).
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> Roy P.
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AFAIK, MBR would be no problem at all, since if the MBR is overwritten
by windows we can use debian installer cd to rewrite the MBR into the disk
and have a little adjustment on lilo then.
I use this method very often especially when I have to reinstall windows
on my dual boot box.
But one thing that I'm not sure and not really know, will windows work OK
if it installed not on the first partition of the disk ?
Even I believe this will work, but better be carefull.

--w.h--