Windows Dual Booting

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  1. ajack

    ajack rox

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    Hi i am looking to dual boot my shuttle. Its already got redhat installed on an 80gig drive. I want to install windows 2k on a separate hard disk (just a really small one) Can anyone give me any pointers? All i have found is how to install linux on top of XP etc. How can i choose which hard disk to boot?

    Any help appreciated

    Thanks
    JW
     
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  2. sinizterguy

    sinizterguy Dark & Sinizter

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    Which hard drive to boot from can be selected in the BIOS.
     
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  3. ajack

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    But that means i have to change the bios each time? Is there not another way to choose which boots?
     
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  4. cellis4766

    cellis4766 What's a Dremel?

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    Although I have never used it, I have been told that Partition Magic makes this easy!!!

    I have this friend, who knows someone (just kidding...) who set up a dual boot almost exactly as you describe.
     
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  5. Hargle

    Hargle What's a Dremel?

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    I recommend using LILO. You just write a few lines in the lilo configuration file telling it what boot options you want and then select from a menu what you want to boot each time the system boots. Just search on google or look for the LILO HOWTO on tldp.org.
     
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  6. fathazza

    fathazza Freed on Probation

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    u should be able to installwin 2k or what ever, and then itll come up as an option during startup.

    Or at least thats what happened when i installed xp with mandrake on a dual boot.

    defo make sure its either on a different partition or a different drive tho.
     
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    pranks7er mange tout

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  8. loply

    loply What's a Dremel?

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    Rather than lilo Id suggest grub - it achieves the same but is much more flexible, and a godsend in emergencies thanks to the ability to change its config without an OS.
     
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