Re: Need to install Windows 98 on D: drive

From: somexyzguy (no_at_email.com)
Date: 04/26/04 

Date: 26 Apr 2004 18:43:44 GMT

"William Winkler" <ouiouiliNOSPAMouinqui@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:c6jjhn$dht$1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu:

> Installing Windows will overwrite the master boot record... although
> if you install Windows on the D disk, it will probably do the MBR
> there, not on your C disk, and it won't be a problem.
>
> In any case, if you don't seem to be able to get to Linux after
> installing Windows, either use the Linux boot floppy you created, or
> you can boot with a Red Hat installation CD #1, entering "linux
> rescue" at the boot prompt, to get to your Linux installation. Then
> you can rewrite the MBR according to grub or lilo instructions, and
> update your grub or lilo profile to include Windows.

Ah, that is really what I needed to know. Thanks!

 
> Red Hat has a good set of manuals at their web site; I have used their
> reference manual several times for details about grub.
>
> "somexyzguy" <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns94D75D8E5558Cnoemailcom@130.133.1.4...
>> Greets,
>>
>> I can not get my Windows games to run on Fedora. Wine seemed to
>> install just fine and I can run the Notepad test. WineX does not seem
>> to work at all for me.
>>
>> So what I would like to do is install Windows 98 to my D: drive. I've
>> looked on the Internet but could not find any information on doing
>> this
> and
>> setting up the boot manager, etc.
>>
>> Can someone give me some tips or a link to a website that explains
>> how to do this?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>
>

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