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
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