Re: Linux with Windows2000

["liton" <leyton@example.com>]

Thanks but, my laptop doesn't have a floppy. Even if I buy
it'll be a USB one. That's the reason everytime I install Linux
I can't use Windows and the internet. To get internet I reinstall
Windows. I've been doing the same thing over and over again
for last few days. Anyway let me try once again. Thank you.

Liton
----- Original Message -----
From: "SN_Diamond" <Norman.Diamond@example.com>
To: <tlug@example.com>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: Linux with Windows2000


> liton wrote:
>
> > Well.........I installed and could boot to Linux but couldn't boot
> > Windows. Seems my LILO couldn't find Windows.
>
> First, a possibility which might work, which is easy if it works:  If you
> have linuxconf or some similar program to configure your Linux system, run
> that and go to the screens for boot configurations.  Add a non-Linux boot
> configuration, and set that for the partition that contains NTDETECT.COM,
> NTLDR, etc.  (Microsoft calls that the Windows 2000 system partition
because
> that's the partition that gets booted.  That's usually your C: partition.
> That might or might not be the same as what Microsoft calls the Windows
2000
> boot partition where you installed the Windows 2000 system files.)
>
> If the above doesn't work, you'll have to run the Windows 2000 repair
> console and set the MBR back to the Windows 2000 version.  Of course
that'll
> stop you from booting Linux.  So first you'll have to make a rescue floppy
> which will boot your existing Linux system by booting from the floppy.
Then
> either boot your Windows 2000 CD or make the 4 setup floppies from the
> images on the W2000 CD, and during the boot phase, tell it you want to do
a
> repair.  After you have W2000 bootable again, boot your Linux floppy and
fix
> your lilo configuration.
>
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