Re: Adding FC5 to an XP computer -

[Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin wildblue net>]

Tim wrote:
> Just quoting the salient points:
>
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>   
> > > > XP Home is already installed and I have no way to reinstall it, no o/s
> > > > CD's are provided.
> > > >         
>
>
> Tim:
>   
> > > If you want to keep the XP installation as-is, and the Linux completely
> > > separate, I'd consider:
> > >      2. Modifying the XP bootloader menu so that *it* is used to boot
> > >         itself, or Linux.
> > >      3. Copying a file copy of the Linux bootblock onto the XP drive for
> > >         that XP bootloader to work with.
> > >       
>
>
> Aaron Konstam:
>   
> > Thhis used to be the wqay to do it in the RedHat Linux days. But for a
> > long time under Fedora grub does the job without any extra effort.
> >     
>
> Ordinarily, I'd use GRUB to handle booting, too.  But the original
> poster mentioned not having any Windows install discs.  It seems prudent
> to avoid altering the Windows installation in that situation.
> Especially if one isn't familiar with fixing things up, after a problem,
> the hard way.
>   
Prudent or not, the installation is now running with Grub and boot on 
the mbr.

If I break something I'll have to fix it somehow?

So far things have gone smoothly, there was physical space for the drive
and I was able to set bios to recognize the new second drive.  Hopefully
the rest will go as uneventfully ...

Bob Goodwin