On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 07:14 -0400, Aaron Kulkis wrote: > Jake Conk wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have openSUSE setup right now on my machine that has 2 mirrored > > 80gb disks. I just got another disk 80gb disk but I would like to > > install windows on it. My question is, is it possible to install > > windows on that new disk without it taking off my grub? I know most > > multiboot setups that include windows always say install windows first > > then install linux so it can auto detect your windows partition and > > setup grub accordingly but in my case I already have linux setup and > > want to install windows while keeping suse's grub menu. Is this > > possible and how? > > If you install Windows, it will GLEEFULLY overwrite your MBR, > forcing you to repair your Linux install.
My apologies for nit-picking here. When Windows(tm) writes the MBR, it does not "break" the Linux install, hence Linux doesn't need to be repaired, but to have the boot loader configured to boot Linux. One can use Windows(tm) boot loader to boot more than one OS. I have, however, noticed that most Linux users prefer to have GRUB or LILO handle the booting of their systems, and they need to be given control of the boot process, if so desired. > Just partition your disk first with the SuSe install disk, > then install Windows, and lastly, Install Linux. IIRC with XP you can use it's partitioner to create the partitions that you will later turn over to Linux. FWIW, on my systems, I use the Linux partitioner only on disks that do not contain a Windows(tm) partition, I let MS deal with space that their OS will be using. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
