On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 03:21:22PM -0400, M Yilmaz wrote: > Thats odd, the MBR for a dual boot? I do not usually don't do it that way.
I do. Different strokes for different folks. > Its safer to use dd and copy the /boot directory into a file then move > that file to the windows partition and configure your boot.ini file to > have NTLDR load it. Putting it resident in the MBR can lead to > nonworking Windows XP and Windows 2003 server installations. You > should also keep the leading meg or so of the hard drive free. dd is never safer. :-) And I've never had LILO screw up my Windows. Vice versa, yes, but so has everyone. Remember, kids, the plural of anecdote is not data. I might always put LILO in the MBR because I'm deranged. Ben -- Ben Stern UNIX & Networks Monkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] This post does not represent FTI, even if I claim it does. Neener neener. UM Linux Users' Group Electromagnetic Networks Microbrew Software
