On 09/09/2017 08:56 AM, Mark F wrote:
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 9:58 PM, Ralf Mardorf
<ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net <mailto:ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net>> wrote:
>>> If so, then the hard drive already was close to the end of life before
you installed Lubuntu. It would have failed without installing
Lubuntu, too. <<<
That could be. It just seemed strange that it happened twice (and to
others). But, I suppose randomness means that could happen.
>>> Btw. a complete Windows XP backup could only be restored, if the same
hardware is used. If you need to replace a hard disk by another one
(usually you don't get the same hard disk you bought years ago), a
restored Windows XP won't run anymore. <<<
I never experienced that. I moved Windows to other drives and it
worked. I may have had to edit a bootinfo(?) file about the disks.
My problem with dual boot was that I always ended up with an
unbootable system. I don't recall all the details. They were all
painful episodes which I have disassociated from. It seemed to have
something to do with the MBR being jacked, or the Microsoft hidden
partition(s) being affected somehow.
I haven't run Windows in 2-3 years. No problems since.
Mark:
As I think more about it, there was a case where I installed Linux to
dual-boot on a computer for a friend, that comes to mind.
That machine (running Windows) was set up with some BIOS option, that
although I had created a Linux partition, Windows was not aware of it,
and would not use the GRUB loader.
On that system, I went into the BIOS setup, and turned off an option
(was it safeboot?), and then I could boot the Linux system (but not the
Windows system).
To boot Windows, I had to go into the BIOS setup, and turn the option
back on, in which case I could only boot Windows, but not Linux.
So (on that system) it was a hassle to go through to boot the other system.
I have not seen this situation again (it was years ago), but maybe it
depends on particular hardware or systems.
--
Sincerely,
Aere
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