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Will Windoze-95 install overwrite MBR?? (fwd)
- From: micros50 <micros50 computer net>
- To: redhat-install-list redhat com
- Subject: Will Windoze-95 install overwrite MBR?? (fwd)
- Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 00:36:24 -0400 (EDT)
from: T. Bird
email: micros50 computer net
My currentpartition table for the hard drive," /dev/hda" on my Linux box
looks as follows:
--------
Disk /dev/hda: 64 heads, 63 sectors, 1023 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 4032 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 1 549 1106752+ 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
/dev/hda2 550 550 1023 955584 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 550 550 560 22144+ 4 DOS 16-bit <32M
/dev/hda6 561 561 576 32224+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda7 577 577 592 32224+ 83 Linux native
/dev/hda8 * 593 593 796 411232+ 83 Linux native
/dev/hda9 797 797 847 102784+ 83 Linux native
/dev/hda10 848 848 1000 308416+ 83 Linux native
/dev/hda11 1001 1001 1023 46336+ 83 Linux native
Disk /dev/hdc: 64 heads, 63 sectors, 1023 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 4032 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id System
---------------------
Up untill about an hour ago the first partition "/dev/hda1" contained windoze
95. Just a short while ago, while logged in as root, I quite accidentally
erased all the windoze95 files on that partition, all thats left on that
partition are a few empty directories. (Don't even ask me how I did this).
All other partitions were untouched and, the first partition "/dev/hda1"
still exists as a valid DOS partition, it just no longer has any files on it.
Now, here's what I've got to do. Since there are still a few windoze programs
that a few people occsisionally still run around here, not me of course,
I need to enable this machine the option to be booted in Windoze or Linux
using LILO, as people were able to do before I wiped out all the Windoze
files. Therefore I have to re-install Windoze in that partition "/dev/hda1".
Being that /dev/hda1 was not backed up on tape or anything my only option
is to re-install Windoze on /dev/hda1/ using the origional Windoze installation
CD ROM, which I have here at my disposal.
Now, here's my question. Reinstalling Windoze is easy of course, any idiot can
do it. My main concern and question is, when I reinstall Windoze-95 on
/dev/hda1/ is there a danger that it may overwrite the MBR (Master Boot Record)
and thus I will have problems accessing Linux via the current LILO prompt
at boot time? Does Windoze-95 have a tendency to do this or is it just a
problem with OS/2 and Windoze-NT? Origionally Windoze 95 was installed on
/dev/hda1/ and Linux was installed afterward and LILO configured during the
installation process. Now by reinstalling Windoze 95 I am essentially doing
opposite. Can I just go ahead and do this and expect no problems or is there
anything I should watch out for?? Other than the possibility of the Windoze-95re-install process overwriting the MBR I can't think of any other
possibilities.
Any help, comments, etc. would be appreciated.
/T. Bird
/ micros50 computer net
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