I installed Linux (slackware) onto a new partition on my c drive. Now, I cant boot into because its not in my boot.ini. What can I add to it so I can dual boot?

Have a look at the howto at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+NT-Loader.html - it does what it sounds like you're asking.

Presumes a bootloader was installed to the boot sector record on that partition ...

Is there someway I can use windows bootloader? Without installing any other bootloader? Or is there a distribution of linux that automatically allows windows and linux to boot?

You will be using the windoze loader, but it does not meet the multiboot specifications. Hence you also need to install an "aware" loader, or install one to the MBR. There are several possible alternatives - free and commercial.
It M$oft would look outside their own world you (we) wouldn't have this problem.

Any distro will allow you to dual boot. When you are logged into Slackware as root, run 'liloconf' and give it the info to both your windows and linux partition. Then tell it to instal on the MBR.

I don't think you really want to boot Linux from the windows boot loader, I think you might just not know what your alternative are yet, but I could be wrong.

..drkstr

Can someone give me a noob-proof tutorial on the *aware* boot loader? Link to download, exactly what to download, what to put in the boot loader config file.

Ok, well i was able to get lino working and whatnot. But, I couldnt access my hard drives besides the one linux is on and I couldnt get the internet working. I am using high speed through ethernet ports. What should I do now?

I'm going to assume you installed Slackware to /dev/hda2 (which, btw, isn't your c: drive, /dev/hda1 is). If your Slackware partition is something else, replace it in my example. Boot Slackware using CD 1 and enter root=/dev/hda2 at the prompt. After it boots change to the root directory and run /var/log/setup/setup.liloconfig:
Choose Expert
Choose Begin
Choose OK (you don't need extra parameters)
Choose OK
Choose MBR so lilo will be in control of booting your system
Choose 30 seconds
Choose Linux
Type in /dev/hda2 for your Slackware install
Type in a name ("Slackware" is a good choice)
Now choose Windows to add it to the list
Type in /dev/hda1 (it should have a star next to it)
Type in a name ("Windows" is a good choice)
Now choose Install.

You should be good to go.

Note: you can have NTLDR boot Lilo, which then boots Slackware, but it's a pain and you don't want to do it. Believe me. I tried.

You posted while I was writing my last post.
should give you an internet connection. Check out http://www.slackbook.org/ It's got a lot of information you could use about right now.

Ok, I'll try that. But I tried your hard drive suggestion and i got a directory does not exist error.

run 'netconf' to configure your network.

'fdisk -l' will list all of the device names to your partitions. Pick the one to your windows drive (the one you chose when you set up lilo maybe?) then add it to your /etc/fstab file.

Then make the directory you just told your computer to mount the windows partition on, 'mkdir /mnt/win', and mount the partition there, 'mount /mnt/win'.

Your windows files should then be located in the /mnt/win directory and will be there everytime you boot your computer until you tell it otherwise.

regards,
...drkstr

note: I could be wrong about the fstab options, I've never mounted an ntfs before, but should work this way. Maybe somone can chime in with some more "desirable" options.

I got the internet to work now. I tried your hda suggestion and I got a access is denied error while i was already booted into linux so i'll try it before i boot into linux. And my sound doesnt work at all. I have a sound blaster Live 24 bit pci sound card. Plust my mouse scroll wheel wont work either.

Erm... what do you mean by before Linux boots? You can't do anything before Linux boots. Do you mean before you started the gui?

When you got your permission denied error, what exactly were your trying to do, and were you doing it logged in as root? Only root can run system administration commands such as configuring hardware.

For sound, run these 3 commands (as root):
'alsaconf', 'alsamixer', alsactl store'.

alsaconf configures the sound device, alsamixer sets the sound levels, you will need to turn up volumes and unmute the channels. 'alsactl store' saves the sound setting so they will be there if you reboot.

Mouse wheel.
Not sure there. It didn't work for me either on the default 2.4 kernel. Didn't bother me for long though because upgradding to the 2.6 kernel was one of the first few things I did (where it worked on it's own). Maybe someone can direct you in getting it working for 2.4 kernel. You might want to wait a bit before tackeling the kernel compile. Not saying you can't do it, but it's a good idea to learn to swim before jumping into the deep end. Maybe try your hand at compiling a few simple applications first, then move your way up.

regards,
...drkstr

I tried to run it when the gui was loaded. Should I try it before I load the gui?
EDIT: I tried mounting my windows hard drive and that worked. But I cant add my other hard drives. It says:

Could not mount device.
The reported error was:
[mntent]: warning: no final newline at the end of /etc/fstab
mount: you must specify the filesystem type