ScanMan wrote: > Back up any vitally important data. Although it's possible to install > Win2K w/o messing up your linux partition, Microsoft repeatedly tries to > trick you into erasing it. When you are done installing W2K and you want > GRUB back, boot from the Mandrake CD, hit F1, and type "rescue". You can > then re-install GRUB. > > On Thu, 2001-12-13 at 02:01, Rodd Ahrenstorff wrote: > > First: > > Response to an older email: I was the newbie who brought the CD duplication > > unit to the install fest...your certainly welcome. If we need it for other > > events, please feel free to ask. It shouldn't be too much trouble using it > > again in the future. > > > > Second: > > I run Mandrake 8.1 (hda) dual booting Win2k (hdc) with GRUB. I seem to have > > a problem with my Win2k install. Corrupt dll files etc.. preventing it from > > booting properly. Can I simply reinstall Win2k on it's respective HD without > > affecting the GRUB boot loader? Thanks for your help... > > Actually I just did exactly that (almost) I have a triple boot system Linux/Win2k/Win98 I booted into 98, nuked the 2k install, pointed 98 at the setup on the 2k CD and away we went. Never touched lilo at all. YMMV RS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20011214/148405dd/attachment.html