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Old 04-06-2003, 12:26 AM   #1
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Xp and Slackware 9.0

Just wondering if I can dual boot Xp and Slack 9 without too much hassle? I've done it with RH, just wondering if it will be as easy.
 
Old 04-06-2003, 05:30 AM   #2
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Easy as pie,I'm doing that right now.
It's easiest to install XP first and leave some room to install Slack later.

Good luck.

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Old 04-06-2003, 05:44 AM   #3
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too much hassle? just pick LILO and you can boot of a disk.
 
Old 04-06-2003, 11:42 AM   #4
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Another question, when given the choice of installing LILO during setup, should I put it in the MBR or superblock? Also, which partition should I make bootable, the Windows partition or Linux?
Thanks
 
Old 04-06-2003, 03:59 PM   #5
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If you put LILO on a bootable partition, you will need another piece of software to access it. If you put it on the MBR, it will show up at startup, thats what I recommend. But if it gets corrupted, youll have to restore the MBR with the XP disc.
 
  


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