Bill Davidsen wrote: > I have managed to go for just under a decade without a Windows > machine, but now I need to have such, and I'd like to add it to an > existing machine with a large enough partition which was used as work > area for a project since shipped. The problem is that while I've put > Fedora (and Linux back to SLS and Slackware on 2.2 kernels) on Windows > machines, I haven't done it with anything else after, Linux has always > been "the last OS you'll ever need" for dual boot. > > I'm not worried about the grub.conf, but the boot sector could be an > issue, I have seen reports that XP with patches and Win7 check the > boot sector now (XP at patch level 3). other than having to rewrite > the boot sector, is that going to be an issue? Any other things I > should know? > Different people have different reasons for needing a Windows machine. They also have different requirements. I also need a Windows machine from time to time. But, I find dual boot an unnecessary evil since my requirements don't include something like game playing. So, I've found running Windows in a virtual machine a better option. Just wondering if you've considered that option. -- Disco oil bussing will create a throbbing naugahide pipeline runnin straight to the tropics from the rug producing region and devalue the dollar! Guess Who! http://tinyurl.com/mc4xe7
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