Paul wrote: > Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. wrote: > >> >> Boot from the WinXP CD. You will get an option to run the recovery >> console. Do so. At the command prompt, enter: >> >> fixmbr >> >> You will be asked to confirm. >> >> Do so. >> >> The drive will then boot WinXP again >> >> HTH, > > > unfortunately it will over-write your lilo setup (Windows thinks it > should be the only OS on the system). > > Boot from CD after this, to rescue & re-install lilo. > In this case, overwriting the lilo setup is what is wanted. He installed Linux to a USB hard drive. LILO will only work when the drive is plugged in. With the drive unplugged, the system will not boot...
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