Ok,I want to boot linux only when i have the floppy disk in so it will just boot to windows when its not in, i want to do this because i live with two roomates who arent really into linux. so long story short, i want linux on the HD but only to boot when i intstall the floppy, how would i do that ?

do you have syslinux installed??

in Slackware the command would be........

I dont really know, im kinda new to linux, i have a live CD that i would like to install

basically it goes like this:

- install windows first, leave HD space for linux
- install linux, but do _not_ install bootloader. instead, make a bootdisk when the setup asks for one to be made
- after installation, reboot with the disc. install a bootloader onto a floppy, and make it's default entry your linux (and if you want this to be quick, set the timeout to 0 so that linux is booted immediately)

now when you start up the machine, windows will be loaded because no other bootloader is present on HD. instead, when you plug a floppy in, (assuming your BIOS is set to boot first from a diskette, and after it from HD/CD) the bootloader is read from floppy and your linux is booted from the HD instead of windows.

so it's not that difficult good luck.

EDIT: of course, if you already have windows installed, you don't have to reinstall it so just go ahead and install the linux if you already haven't.

great thanx alot