COEXISTING OF WINXP and MANDRAKE 9.1
 

I've read in this forum that there are some troubles while trying to install Linux onto WinXP. But I can't find that thread. The WinXP was to have some speciall booter that, when replaced by Linux booter, it's not working right.
Someone said that the only way is to use a diskette to boot Linux, but the other person gave hope that it's possible to fix it somehow. Please help me.
At this time I have Linux on my PC, but using Wine I destroyed Program Files on Win C drive Gadu-Gadu, and having to install myself a new Windows, I chose WinXP.
So I can use only WinXP now, until I get a clue, how to make Linux and WinXP coexist.
Thanx.

actually, there shouldn't be any problems with mandrake and xp. I have been doing that for more than a year now without a problem.

go ahead and install mandrake. Let the installer resize the ntfs partiton if it is taking up the whole drive and install the bootloader (lilo) into the MBR.

Thanx
 

Now that's encouraging.

I have a quadruple-boot machine, where the boot manager has three choices: Windows, BeOS, and Mandrake. Choosing Windows brings up the Windows bootloader, allowing a choice of XP or 2000.

So, yes, it is possible.

Steve

oK.
 

Yes, thanx.
I reinstalled Mandrake yesterday onto my WinXP. And it works. :)
I think that someone who had discouraged me, had the WinXP with NTFS. I have only win32 for Windows, so probably that's the reason why everything's fine in my computer.

I've got xp with ntfs and no problems. that someone probably did something wrong like installing the bootloader in the wrong place.

Aha. Now I have problems with something else. Like maths at my university. Linux will have to wait a while.