> > > Thanks, I certainly appreciate everyone's comments on this thread. > I now have a further question. > > How can I prevent the install of Mandrake Linux from writing a boot record > on the Primary drive? Therte is already an XP boot record which permits > me to boot from any attached device. > > Is it feasable to remove the XP drive, attach the FAT32 drive to the > Primary Interface, Install Mandrake Linux and then move the drive back to > the secondary Interface to permit Windows XP boot record to control where > I boot from? > > Cy Halbach > I don't remember if the standard install offers the option, or if you need to pick expert, but there is an option to have lilo install to the boot partition. I believe there is also an option to install to the MBR of the second hard drive, but that is probably only an expert option. Ether would work in your case, but installing to the MBR of the second hard drive is probably the better option. Then you can just have XP boot of the second drive, and lilo will take it from there.
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