dual boot linux and windows xp

[Sasa Stupar]

--On četrtek, marec 10, 2005 20:28:19 -0800 Callistus Mendonca 
<angel_escuro at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> --- Andrew Breen <rusty2398 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi - I was wondering if anyone could help me out on
>> this.  I have
>> installed Fedora on a second hard drive so that I
>> could have the
>> option of running Windows or Linux when I boot up.
>> I tried using
>> bootpart to edit the NTLDR to boot linux, but I'm
>> probably doing
>> something wrong, because Linux fails to boot at all.
>>  It comes up with
>> a message that linux cannot be found.  Is there
>> anybody that knows
>> what to do to help me?  Thanks!
>> -Andrew
>>
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>
> Hi Andrew,
>
> Using NTLDR to boot Windows and Linux is not such a
> good idea. NTLDR is a program loaded from the hard
> drive boot sector that displays the Microsoft Windows
> NT startup menu and helps Windows NT load. It is much
> better to use a third party boot loader like LILO or
> GRUB to boot into either OS. FC3 allows you the option
> to install either of these.
>
> Regards,
> Callistus Mendonca
>
>

I agree. I also use Grub to boot linux or winxp. Moreover, I have installed 
both systems on separate disks with each own MBR (just in case my Grub gets 
screwed up).

Regards,
Sasa
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