On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 01:58, Aaron Konstam wrote: [snip] > Now the problem. We install Linux and W2k on a Dell machine. The Linux > runs. Now we boot the W2k. W2k has a disk manager program which allows > you to see what W2k thinks about the structure of the disk, When the > program is run it tells us that the Linux partition is Fat 32. We reboot > the machine and find that the Linux is ruined. In will not boot and the > disk seems to be written over by W2K. > > Now we have done this about several 100 times over the years and this has > not happened before. Nor does it happen on other machines. > > Can someone suggest where to look for an answer? Can anyone confirm an > impression that w2k keep a separate partition table that it uses, and if > so where is it located? I can confirm the opposite behaviour! I've dual boot linux & windows on win98, winnt, win2k & winxp, and never seen this happen. -- Iain Buchanan <iain@nospam.pcorp.com.au> Eggheads unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks. -- Adlai Stevenson
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