Reloading winXP in dual boot with Fedora5

[Ballard]

This is my first time posting, so I hope I provide enough information. I have a dual boot system that is Fedora Core 5 and Windows XP sp2. Recently my WindowsXP partition was hit with a nasty trojan (no surprise there). I need to reload WindowsXP, but everything I read says install windows first, then linux. Is there a way to reload windowsXP and still have my grub boot loader offer me the choice of linux and windows without having to reinstall linux?

Thanks
Ballard

[oz]

Windows will definitely overwrite the MBR so you'll need to restore GRUB to get back to where you were. Not sure, but I think Fedora offers a rescue option that will restore GRUB. Maybe a Fedora user can offer more specific information.

[devils casper]

hi Ballard !!!

This is my first time posting, so I hope I provide enough information. I have a dual boot system that is Fedora Core 5 and Windows XP sp2. Recently my WindowsXP partition was hit with a nasty trojan (no surprise there). I need to reload WindowsXP, but everything I read says install windows first, then linux. Is there a way to reload windowsXP and still have my grub boot loader offer me the choice of linux and windows without having to reinstall linux?

Thanks
Ballard

i assume that only XP is crashed and FC5 is working...
well !! install XP again as usual...
as ozar wrote, "Windows will definitely overwrite the MBR so you'll need to restore GRUB"
after installing XP... check this thread for re-installing GRUB

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/red...-not-load.html

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[dirt]

hey ballard,
i dont' think thats a problem.......
u can install windows and still keep your linux
all u need to do is to reinstall the grub because when you install windows, windows rewrites the MBR with it's sequence loader

so once u have installed your windows
boot using the linux cd1(fedora core)
type as follows:-
boot:linux rescue
you are asked stuff like language setting etc...just do it... very easy

next you will be asked for what type of root environment you would prefer
options are----skip,continue,read-only
make note of the command in that window someting like(#chroot /mnt/sysimage)
click on continue

you get the shell promt
type as follows:-

#chroot /mnt/sysimage(command that you noted down)

#/sbin/grub-install /dev/hda

it works...........
good luck!

[Sam Liu]

Why grub? Just edit boot.ini and add a line with your linux. doesnt that work just as well?

[dandnsmith]

Only if you've stored the grub first stage boot where the Windows booloader can get to it

My boot.ini for XP is:
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP Pro" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
C:\ = "Windows 98SE"
C:\grubboot.lin="Linux GRUB"

where grubboot.lin is the grub bootloader saved using a dd command from the original position at the start of the boot partition.