On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 03:03:53PM -0500, Doug wrote: > On 11/22/2014 11:38 PM, Joel Roth wrote: > >Grub can boot Windows just fine.
> Yes, grub can boot Windows _just fine_ if Windows is bootable. Windows wants > to be "activated" and I found that GParted's activation does not > suffice.That's > why I mentioned obtaining a program to activate Windows. If you only have > one computer, you should get that before you mess around. I think that goes with OS installation. I was thinking the narrower issue of booting. I was able to shink a factory windows 7 partition and boot it with grub/lilo without affecting any activation codes. > (I don't pretend to know why this happens, only that it does. That's why there > are programs available to take care of that problem.) I speculate that windows startup code looks for changes in partition parameters recorded during the install. > --doug > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject > of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54723da9.9080...@optonline.net > -- Joel Roth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141123202520.GA27459@sprite
