On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 08:37:02AM -0600, Matthew S. Hallacy wrote: > > Because of how windows handles the installation, you need to install linux > > AFTER you install windows. The error is from Windows rewriting the boot > > sector. Just another anti-competitive 'feature' of M$. > > You could say the same thing about any OS that installs itself in the boot > sector, and ASSUMES it is the only OS on the planet, > that's why you need to keep rescue disks around, and learn how to > re-run lilo. > > There is no particular order in which you must install OS's on your system, > just make sure you have a boot disk into the OS that has your boot loader > (grub, lilo, Proof, xosl..) Linux after Windows is just more convenient. florin -- "If it's not broken, let's fix it till it is." 41A9 2BDE 8E11 F1C5 87A6 03EE 34B3 E075 3B90 DFE4 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 230 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20020101/d91456a0/attachment.pgp