On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:17:24 -0800, seeker5528 wrote: > On 11/23/2014 12:03 PM, Doug wrote: >> 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 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.) >> >> --doug > > Windows activation is a separate issue, but I'm assuming you meant... > Windows needs to be on the active partition. > > Setting the partition flag to bootable/active in gparted works fine for > this.
My laptop uses the old BIOS with an MBR. I understand gparted converts the driver to the new partition structure. Can XP handle that? > It's the PBR (Partition Boot Record) that is the issue. > > If I remember correctly using the copy/paste feature in gparted to copy > the partition to the new drive will copy the PBR, if someone knows > different please correct me. Would dd'ing the entire partition suffice? As long as the new partition is the same size or slightly larger? > > If you need to write a new PBR. > > Booting off the XP install disk, going to the recovery console and using > the fixboot command will write a new PBR. No XP install disk. Any chance of using the old Windows XP to do this to the new drive when it's on a USBtoIDE interface? Well, I might be able to find an XP disk somewhere, but it won't be for the same version of XP. > > Booting from Vista or Windows 7 install disk, going into the recovery > tools, > command prompt, and using the bootsect command also works > > bootsect /? > > for a list of options. Bootsect has an option for writing an XP > compatible PBR. Might work. I'll have to see if I can find such a Windows disk. > > Later, Seeker -- 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/m5gr0m$m22$2...@ger.gmane.org
