Sorin Srbu wrote on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:16:33 +0200:
Apparantely Windows can bork up after a while if the system files aren't on C:.
No, that is a myth. You just cannot put the system drive on an extended partition, it has to be a primary partition. If that is the first non-Linux partition Windows will name it C, anyway, as it just ignores partition types it doesn't know. But, as I said, the letter doesn't matter.
I was thinking the Windows installer will see the linux partitions and
try to name them C: and D: etc, thus Windows will be installed on E: or F:, which might not go down well with some programs.
No, see above, but really, it doesn't matter at all. Windows isn't that dumb.
Would I be better off disconnecting the drive containing CentOS and reconnect it when I'm done installing Windows. Then boot with CentOS
rescue
and reinstall grub to the Windows-hd MBR?
Why? If you want to put them on separate *hardware* then you don't have to reinstall anything. Just make sure that the CentOS drive is the first boot drive.
Windows drive numbering, see above. This way Windows doesn't see linux at all.
No, I meant: why then reinstall grub? No need for it. You just change grub.conf. If you want to use a second disk because of drive numbering: no, you don't need to do that. If you want to do it for other reasons, like space: go ahead!
Kai