On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 03:06, crak600 wrote: > i know that in order for the mbr to be rewritten properly by linux in a dual > boot system, the ms-win OS of choice must be installed before doing a linux > install. but if i go and format out my ms-win OS and reinstall it (i'm using > win98), will the mbr be rewritten and i won't be able to get back into linux? > and if that does happen, how do i get the mbr re-written so i can access > linux again? i've been looking for an answer to this but can't seem to find > it, and win98 needs to be re-installed as i'm having massive problems with > it. (and i wish i could make this a microsoft free computer, but currently i > can't) > > Thanks > > Mike
One way around this is to maintain the Windows partition; just format the partition if you're going to reinstall the Win stuff - that way you're not hosing up the partition table. -- Mon Jul 28 09:00:00 EST 2003 09:00:00 up 14 days, 1:03, 2 users, load average: 0.06, 0.06, 0.07 ----------------------------------------------------------------- | __ __ |kuhn media australia | | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ----------------------------------------------------------------- linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9 Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * "There's only one kind of woman ..." "Or man, for that matter. You either believe in yourself or you don't." -- Kirk and Harry Mudd, "Mudd's Women", stardate 1330.1
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