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When linux is installed, it identifies the wind0w$ OS loader, creates lilo/grub conf files accordingly and over writes MBR.
This happens even when I change the Linux distros, etc.
How can I get the original windows bootloader???
For FUN
if you want the windows boot loader, install lilo to
make a bootable partition, then edit the read-only
(attrib -r boot.ini, to remove the read-only attribute
to allow modification) hidden file c:\boot.ini on your
windows partition and add a new entry pointing to
this bootable linux partition. save, reboot. done.
good luck.
How it can be changed now.
Presently, I use grub as boot loader in MBR.
Can this be changed to windows bootloader.
Once I tried changing the boot.ini, it didn't work.
I have linux installed in /dev/hda7, does your reply mean I should make /dev/hda7 as bootable partition., if so how to do?
And What entries are to be made in boot.ini, if you can paste the code, it will be more helpful.
hm. i suppose you can change it from mbr to bootable
partition be uninstalling lilo, then reinstalling it again
on that partition to make it bootable. as for boot.ini,
use this tool to make the changes easily.
hello peopel i need help in making my linux boot.i jsut formated my drive,i got ine drive for windows.one drive for linux.but now that i formated the damn linux start thingy dont show up no more can someone help me?? thx and tell me waht ecactly to do....put it this way im a dumbass and very very new to linux
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