you are using XP ? i take it it is service pack3
the old xp c:\\boot.ini can rather easaly boot any linux
you do it the same way as dual booting xp and win98
seeing as you DO NOT have a xp install cd ( cd not dvd , xp is old enough that it fits on a cd )
Did you make a second boot partition FOR linux ?
if not you overwrote the XP boot image
but almost every linux OS can and will auto detect xp and auto set up a dual boot
you should see a entry for XP ( or for " other" )
in the "linux lite" boot screen during the 3 to 5 second countdown
if not you can ise windowsXP bootloader to boot into linux
but
1) the xp MBR must be intact
2) you must have a second /boot partition on the first linux partition
then almost any of the 10+ year old online guides that use " dd" will work
http://www.redhat.com/advice/tips/dualboot.html
or this one from oreilly
http://oreilly.com/linux/archive/dual-boot-laptop.html
-- the section with dd --
http://oreilly.com/linux/archive/dua...op.html?page=3
-- from the red hat site ---
Code:
dd if=/dev/hdX of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
Move that file onto your c:\ drive and edit boot.ini, adding the following line:
c:\bootsect.lnx="Linux"
the file this makes "bootsect.lnx" i normally call it
-- TheLinuxDistroName.bin --
in your case " LinuxLite.bin"
most of the old guides have you using a 3.5 in ( Mac/apple ) floppy
but those ate no longer manufactured
like this one:
http://www.enterprisedt.com/publications/dual_boot.html
almost every linux distro can read/write to a windows NTFS formatted partition using "NTFS-3g "
it is not likely that XP is using a "Fat32" partition format , unless this was a win98 box upgraded to xp
with this being a "lite" distro it may or might not be installed
for adding the line in the xp boot.ini any of the win98 / XP guides will help with that
