That's precisely what happened to me... What i did it was to install XP before debian
n Em Seg, 2005-09-26 às 15:10 +0000, Ben Bettin escreveu: > On 9/26/05, Brandon Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just to let you know you have to install Windows first and then Linux. > > I am not exactly why this is ... > > I believe the reason has to do with how Windows handles the MBR > (Master Boot Record - The first sector of a hard drive, which by > convention contains a loader program for starting an operating > system). > > When you install a Linux OS it adds itself to the MBR nicely and > avoids corrupting any data that's already there. MS OS's on the other > hand overwrite everything and replace it with their own thing...nice > way to say "F*ck You" to the competition. :) > > So if you install Linux first, then Windows, you'll end up with a > Windows only box. The Linux install will still be there, but your > computer won't know about it. Installing Windows before Linux allows > you to have both. > > Do create a dual-boot Linux/Windows box you'd want to do the following: > > 1.) Stick in the Windows CD, boot the computer, and follow the instructions. > > 2.) When it gets to the part about partitioning delete all the > partitions so you just have one big lump of unpartitioned space. Now > create one partition using a portion of the space. This will be used > for windows (probably labeled C: - Windows might get pissy if it's not > on the first partition). > > 3.) Now continue installing Windows. > > 4.) After Windows is done being installed stick in your Linux disk and > reboot, following the instructions. > > 5.) When it gets to the part about partitioning, make sure it leaves > the first partition (/dev/hda I believe?) alone. You can mess with > the unpartitioned free space to create all the partitions you want > from that. > > 6.) The installer should give you the option to install Grub/Lilo, > which you'll probably want to do. > > Hope that helps. > > Ben > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
