Odd. I did not have any issues. Just install Vista first and then Mint and everything worked fine.
-- Semper Fi & God Bless the U.S.A., Gary in KC <Proud Dad Of A U.S. Marine Operation Iraqi Freedom Vet> davidlinux wrote: > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>, "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Hello everybody, I am new to Linux and I like what I see, I just > bought > > a new laptop with Vista installed and I would like to install Linux. > > Wich flavor of Linux would you suggest, I'm just a typical web > surfer > > if that helps any. > > > > If you want to dual boot Vista and Linux, you may want to research > how > to do that. It is not as easy as dual booting with windows versions > prior to Vista. M$ changed the boot arrangement for Vista and made > it > a lot more complicated. A good place to start might be "Windows > Vista > startup process" at: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_Startup_Process#Booting_seq > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_Startup_Process#Booting_seq> > ue > nce > Another is [Vista] "Boot Configuration Data" at: > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa362692.aspx > <http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa362692.aspx> > If those two don,t scare you, this one will, "Boot Configuration Data > Editor Frequently Asked Questions" at: > http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/75e0d9a9-368d- > <http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/75e0d9a9-368d-> > 4b0f-8c0c-6ed3270742ea1033.mspx?mfr=true > If you come to the conclusion, as I did, dual booting Vista gets > complicated. > There is some light at the end of the tunnel though. This next link > is > from a blog of someone who had done it for Solaris and with a some > modifications, this should work for Linux. "Vista and Solaris Express > dual boot" at: > http://blogs.sun.com/moinakg/entry/vista_and_solaris_express_dual > <http://blogs.sun.com/moinakg/entry/vista_and_solaris_express_dual> > There is another "How To" that is simpler, but I can't find it just > now. > I haven't tried this, so make SURE you back up your MBR before you > start. In that last blog, there are some newer enties that talk > about > preserving the disk id that Vista looks for. You may want to check > those out too. > > I curently have 16 Linux distributions multibooting with Windows 2000 > Pro with no problems, but I have not picked my favorite yet. > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
