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I've just installed Mandrake 9.1 with basically the default settings.
I assumed that using LILO I would be able to get back to my Windows XP (which is still installed on a different partition) but I cannot for the life of me work out how to do it. The only boots I have on the menu are different linux ones. I tried clicking add but i dont know what to put in any of the options?
thanks for the quick reply guys, tis much appreciated.
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
vga=normal
default="linux-smp"
keytable=/boot/uk.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
OPTIONS FOR 4 DIFFERENT LINUX BOOTS (cant be bothered to type out i dont think theyre important - correct me if i'm wrong!)
other=/dev/hda1
label="WindowsXP
I just tried booting using the windows xp option and it showed the xp loading screen as if it was gunna load then crashed and resetted
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