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08-04-2005 #1
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Install Windows After Linux
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08-04-2005 #2
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Sure you can, but it will overwrite your MBR.
Just reinstall your bootloader after installing Windows and you can then pick from the menu whichever OS you want to start.
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08-05-2005 #3
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youll have to make a boot flopy so ye can boot linux up on the hard drive
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08-05-2005 #4
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Should I just delete Linux, install Windows then install Linux
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08-05-2005 #5
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Not sure which distro you have on the box you refer to, but some offer a grub/lilo reload off of the install CD. You can also use a Knoppix CD to reinstall grub or lilo (this is probably the easiest option), or if it's grub, you can make a grub boot floppy (this is easy, too).
Any of these options would be easier than reinstalling Linux again after installing Windows, but a complete Linux reinstall is a possible option.
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08-05-2005 #6
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Although your distro would most likly have a utility which to produce an emergancy grub boot disk.
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08-05-2005 #7
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I have Suse Pro 9.1, but my floppy drive don't work for some reason
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08-05-2005 #8
Just get Knoppix and boot from that to reinstall the bootloader.
That's probably the easiest way.
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08-09-2005 #9
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Knoppix is kinda of big for a dial-up service, maybe I should just install windows and then linux
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08-09-2005 #10
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Originally Posted by Dude500