Storm wrote: > Norm Higgs wrote: > >> Actually, this is not so much 'Windows' behavior as it is 'OEM Restore' >> disk behavior. I've never had a problem setting up Windows XP on >> whatever partition or drive I chose *using Windows Setup* from a genuine >> Windows Installation CD. Windows 98 was a different story - it could >> only be installed to the primary partition of drive C. >> >> ._,_._, >> > True that, -but- A WinXP or Vista, or Win98 iirc, would all overwrite > the MBR, rendering your linux install useless til you do a "rescue" with > a live CD or similar. >
Yes, Windows is rather heavy handed in that respect - it overwrites the entire thing, whereas Linux is a little more discreet and just add its boot loader ahead of the Windows boot loader (if its there). > Why not save that step by installing Windows first, then Linux? Rather > than Linux, Windows, then rescue Linux? Yes, that is the generally accepted procedure - Oldest windows OS first, then newer ones, then Linux last. -- Norm Higgs http://forbiddenpc.com http://forbiddenpc.blogspot.com https://linkedin.com/e/fpf/4018099 http://freetrafficbar.com?r=74276 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/
