Will Windows Defrag mess up my dual boot??

From: budman (lester2990_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/26/03 

Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:14:43 -0400

I have a dual boot system with linux 9.1 and Windows XP. I need to
run defrag in windows, but i was wondering if this will move MBR, and
cause a problem with lilo boot? Any reply's are much apreciated.

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