Malcolm Hunter wrote:
It's far simpler to install GRUB, then he can switch between the two OSes
without having to disturb cables (a notrious cause for hardware failures).
I don't know about Vista, but in XP, 2K and NT it's not hard to set up a
dual-boot configuration with the standard Windows boot manager. I don't
have the details to hand, but the basic method is that you copy the
Linux boot sector to a file on the Windows system partition and add a
line to the boot.ini file pointing to your Linux boot partition. You
can set which OS will be the default. If you haven't made a choice
before the menu times out or if you just hit return. Google on:
windows linux dual boot "boot.ini"
for lots of links giving instructions.
Having said that, I believe GRUB will also boot Windows quite happily,
so you pays your money (or not as the case may be) and takes your choice.
As someone else suggested, you might also want to consider a virtual
machine solution. I have run Ubuntu successfully on the free-of-charge
version of VMWare running on Windows XP.
Tony
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