I've installed RedHat 7.2 with Grub as the boot loader on a Sony Vaio laptop with M$ Windows XP on it originally and had no problems. Make sure that during the installation that it recognizes that Windows XP is a boot menu option.
When I blew away my RedHat 7.2 install and replaced it with Gentoo booting using Grub, I _did_ wipe out my NT boot loader. I was able to repair it with http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm and now use a Grub boot disk to boot into Gentoo. Gonna figure out how to fix that one day... :) But before you do anything, make a WinXP Repair Disk. WinXP is basically the same as WinNT as far as booting goes. Read the following to find out how to multi-boot WinNT and Linux: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-LILO.html http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-GRUB.html http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+NT-Loader.html But in your specific case, I'll bet it will work just fine. You can always use the WinXP Repair Disk to repair your NT boot loader. I think. If that doesn't work, try: http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm Good luck! John Hebert --- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you install the 80GB (I assume not MB)? Do you > have the CD for XP? > If you did the above, you should have no trouble. > The problem is when you > purchase a computer with the XP CD in a hidden > partition. I have heard that > Linux install will wipe out the hidden partition. > Comments anyone? > Larry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bart G. Denys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 6:50 PM > Subject: [brlug-general] Dual boot Windows XP and > Red Hat 7.3 > > > > I have 1G PIII with 80 MB HD: > > > > Partition 1 (FAT32) 20MB : windows XP > > Partition 2 (FAT32) 20MB > > Free and unformatted/unpartitioned 40 MB > > > > The install correctly identifies the extended > partition of 40 MB and makes > > it hda5. Additional boot/root/swap partitions are > suggested. > > > > I have a choice of installing GRUB in the MBR > (hda1) or at the beginning > of > > the linux boot partition. > > > > Question: > > 1. Can I install in the MBR (hda1) without > "screwing up" XP? > > 2. If I can not and install at the linux boot > sector, how do I get to it? > > > > I have seen several references to Win2000 and am > not sure if that applies > to > > XP. > > > > Thanks again, > > > > Bart > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com
