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  1. 02-20-2007 #11
    seanH
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    No, Windows doesn't boot through GRUB. I just boot from the slave drive to start Windows.
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    add an entry for Windows in menu.lst file.
    Code:
    gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
    add this
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    title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1
    save file and reboot. check if Windows Boots up now.





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  3. 02-21-2007 #13
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    Hi, the version of Red Hat was old and updating not an option, so I scratched that--bummer. Tried installing other distro's with no luck, scratched those--again, bummer. Now I'm downloading ubuntu and hoping for the best! I really don't think installing and configuring Linux should be this difficult--
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