This dumb thing is so anti-linux apparently... I followed the instructinos to use the MS bootloader and as soon as I tried to boot linux with the MS bootloader... it tried to to the system restore.
lovely. --- Mike Parkhurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure if you want to go there, but it may > help. If you have access > to the BIOS look for something referring to virus > protection / boot sector > protection and turn it off. > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Christopher Blackmon > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 9:58 AM > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Laptop installation question > > I've already tried that... if I install grub or some > other boot manager into the boot partition.. my > laptop > thinks something is wrong and forces a system > restore > as soon as I try to boot into windows. > > Christopher. > > > --- Dave Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The easiest way to handle his is to let grub > install > > to the boot > > partition and let it handle loading windows. > Windows > > boot loader is a > > PITA to get to work right with other OS's. When > grub > > boots you will have > > a few seconds to hit enter to see a selection > menu. > > From there you can > > choose Linux or windows to boot. > > > > Just google "dual boot (Linux distro you are > using) > > how to" and you will > > get all kinds of step by step guides. > > > > Dave > > > > Christopher Blackmon wrote: > > > --- "T. Bryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> You can use the WIndows boot loader to > bootstrap > > >> into Linux. You need to have > > >> grub or LILO or something installed somewhere > > other > > >> than the master boot > > >> record. > > >> > > >> This HOWTO explains how. I'm using it to dual > > boot > > >> Win XP and Linux on the > > >> machine I'm using right now. :-) > > >> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+NT-Loader.html > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > How do I tell grub to install to the linux > > partition > > > instead of the boot partition? > > > > > > thanks, > > > cb > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : > > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : > http://trilug.org/faq/ > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : > > http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- > TriLUG mailing list : > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : > http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : > http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
