Reply inline.
> hmmm, the usual case for me is when I have 2 windows installations and 1 or
> more linux installations on a harddisk, the linux bootloader (grub/lilo)
> has only one windows entry. Selecting this entry takes me to the windows
> bootloader, which is installed by XP(since in my case I've tried XP and 98
> along with SuSE 9.0 & 9.2). Now this XP bootloader allows me to choose
> between XP and 98.
>
Correct. That is what I was doing. Lilo called the windows bootloader, which
then booted either version.
> Is it possible in your case that lilo is directing you to the wrong windows
> partition (the one without a bootloader), and so it's not booting?!
> Because I doubt grub/lilo will load windows itself, it'll merely transfer
> the control to windows bootloader. And if no bootloader is found on a
> partition, it'll probably just stay there.
>
I thought of that. Made changes accordingly to both lilo and grub. Neither
worked.
> But then, one question to think over is from where is the message "Loading
> Windows" coming from? Is it lilo or is it the windows bootloader?
>
I think it's lilo.
> If it's lilo then you can try changing the partition to which lilo is
> directing you when you select windows.
>
Tried that too. Didn't work
> Otherwise windows bootloader has probably gotten corrupt!
> You can try to boot to windows using a bootable CD and select repair mode.
> I remember seeing some commands available with windows command prompt that
> reinstall bootloader. But I didn't know much about it and when I tried to
> re-install the windows bootloader, I ended up having a bootloader in MBR
> with only 1 entry, that of XP and nothing for 98! :-O And ofcourse, it
> erased grub from MBR. So I installed grub on my linux partition, made that
> partition, and left MBR untouched. Then I had the following sequence:
> PC power on->grub on active(boot) partition->linux boots if selected, else
> PC power on->grub on active(boot) partition->windows bootloader(i guess
> this was in the MBR)->windows boots when selected.
>
This is what I plan to do. Reinstall window's bootloader, then make the
partition inactive. Install grub on the linux partition after making it
active. Anything wrong with this plan?
Kaustubh
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