Re: Re: (clug-talk) XP, Win2k Advanced Server and Linux

[Johnny Stork]

Thanks, I am aware of the underlying kernel smiliarities with NT/2k/XP, however, my friend is not that comfortable with all this and I would not expect him to figure out the intricasies of editing the boot.ini to add the Linux partition if a Windows OS got installed last after Redhat. I was only concerned with any requiremetns for an order in the install of XP and Win2K to ensure that the Windows Boot Loader would show both Windows OS's in case my friend is delayed in installing Redhat, which I know will find both Windows OS's and when installed in the MBR using Grub, will give him a nice tri-boot option. Thanks again for everyones quick repsonses.... > > > -----Original message----- > From: "S�bastien Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 11/20/2002(Wed) 04:42pm > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) XP, Win2k Advanced Server and Linux > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > XP and 2000 are just newer versions of NT, and NT can be happilly installed to > any partition. You can use the NT bootloader to load Linux, or Grub or Lilo > to load NT...so that's just a matter of choice. Which ever boot loader you > use just ends up booting the other bootloader when loading the os whose > bootloader isn't in the mbr. When installing Linux just make sure you > install lilo or grub (not sure about the grub setup for this) to the linux > partition and not the mbr (unless you wanted there), or else it won't work > when the nt bootloader overwrites lilo. Keep a boot disk handy just in case. > > > Le 20 Novembre 2002 16:32, vous avez �crit : > > A friend just asked me about tri-booting Windows XP, Windows 2000 Advanced > > Server and Redhat. I am familiar with MS OS's stealing the MBR and that > > Linux needs to be installed last. But, I am not sure what happens when he > > would install XP, and then Win2K, or the other way around, before > > installing Redhat? I imagine it wouldnt matter since Redhat would see both > > Windows partitions as bootable "Dos" partitions and all should be fine > > right? But if he first installs the 2 Windows OS's I want to make sure he > > will be able to boot the 2 of them. I am "pretty" sure the Win2k boot > > loaded on either one of them will populate boot.ini appropriately? > > > > I have run 3-4 OS's on the same machine before but this would have been > > Windows, OS/2, BeOS and Linux and I used Boot Magic as the Boot Loader > > which saw all partitions. > > > > Thanks > > > > ________________________________ > > Open Enterprise Solutions > > Open Solutions for an Open World > > > > Johnny Stork, BA > > Calgary, AB > > Canada > > > > http://www.openenterprise.ca > > http://www.open-solutions.ca > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE93B3wutH7JGd/0/MRAjlOAJ4+64jPR8+oM65rPyi74c6YX8O1xwCeMalT > QWhYg3AD0OMAZMz3jUHOx74= > =Lp2K > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ________________________________ Open Enterprise Solutions Open Solutions for an Open World Johnny Stork, BA Calgary, AB Canada http://www.openenterprise.ca http://www.open-solutions.ca