Re: Q:Installing Linux without touching MBR...


David Gurvich wrote:
> As long as you have an available partition, other than the R&R partition
> and the Windows partition, you can install there. If you don't have an
> available partition you can repartition Windows to get one. If you are
> worried about overwriting the MBR you can use Windows multi-boot feature.
>
> What is the R&R partition actually used for?

If the OS wont boot up, it'll automatically boot up into a special
mode, which would allow some utlities to be run - including restoring
the system.

Windows multi-boot doesn't use the MBR? Of course MS' website only
describes how to set up Windows multi-boot with MS OSes... Are there
any websites which talk about using Windows multiboot with Linux?

Thanks

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