On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 10:34, Jim Perrin wrote:
> On 5/3/06, Tony Schreiner <schreian@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > I have a functional CentOS system on which I need to install Windows
> > for dual boot. I can make some space available on a high partition.
> > Can WIndows be installed on partition 8 (starting with 1)? I have
> > always done it on the first partition.
>
> Windows will do angry things to the boot sector of the drive if it is
> installed last during dual boot setup, so you'll have to use the
> recovery disk if you do this. Whether windows will be happy at the end
> of the disk is somewhat hardware dependent. I honestly don't know if
> that would work. You might instead (if you have the ram) use vmware
> and load windows in linux to sidestep the problem entirely.
Note that VMware server is now a free download. It is currently
a beta version but seems fairly reliable and it is supposed to
remain free after release. VMplayer should also work but
can't create new virtual machines.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
