bludgard Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Is there a safe way to dual boot these two?I have tried several attempts and ultimately ended up with a corrupted MBR every time.I even tried to run Linux from external HD and still the corruption.I have read several threads on this and can't seem to get a grip on it...:(I do enjoy playing around with Linux,but I'd like to keep Windows as my default OS. Any helpful links or tutorials?Something a child could understand?Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 I'm not an expert on this, but have dual boot installations of both - XP with PC LinuxOS 2010 and - XP with Mint 9 on a couple of old "play" machines.I always use separate physical HDs for each O/S and install the Microsoft O/S before the Linux one - to let Grub do it's own thing :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 As boris says, use separate physical drives, and install Windows first.Beware of the distros that use GRUB2 as the boot manager it is buggy. That includes the latest Mint 10 and Ubuntu.PCLOS and PinguyOS are user friendly and worth a Look.This should give you a good idea about how to dual boot,/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7XHm3SXLkw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted November 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Thanks,guys.As I have said,I really do enjoy the learning experience that Linux offers.I'll keep trying....Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted November 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Great (simple) video of installing Mandriva.I figured that if I can get a grip on the boot system on the only internal drive,I would try the external again.And then try other disros afterwards.I found out that the problem with Linux taking over at boot was caused by Windows System Reserved seemingly being hidden from the manager.On a hunch I went to advanced and opted to boot from another OS.It searched and came back with Sys Reserved (Active of course- ).Put that at the top and Windows second.Followed by Mandriva.Loving it.Thanks for leading me down the path of righteousness.I can play again.Freedom....+1+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Why didn't anyone tell me about Startup Manager?Is that the learnig curve?I can play ball.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Why didn't anyone tell me about Startup Manager?/>http://startupmanager.org/ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 In case Boris has fell of his perch, :lol: Did you mean this startup manager./>http://linuxappfinder.com/package/startupmanager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Thanks,guys.I'm playing with Ubuntu 10.10.Ran into the same boot issues.Searched for answers in Ubuntu forums and was led to the Startup Manager in Packet Manager.Very easy to control dual (or more) boot issues.Don't know how stable it is.So far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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