On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 14:08 +0200, Sorin Srbu wrote:

Hi all,

I'd like to deploy a solution with dual-booting systems where CentOS 5.3 is already installed and WinXP will be installed to a separate disk.

I found http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_linux_and_windows_xp_linux_installed_firs... and it seems straight forward enough, although the description is for Ubuntu.

The problem as I see it, is that the how-to differs from how CentOS looks in /etc/grub.conf and the boot-loader in Ubuntu with respect to making grub work again after the Windows install.

I found Tldp.org mentioning dual-boot plenty, but most or all articles listed are using lilo as a boot-loader, which seems a bit obsolete and besides I can't quite translate the instructions from lilo to grub. 8-/

Basically, what would I need to change in the how-to from apcmag.com above?? Thanks for any pointers.

---- Just one question for you.. What brand of mother board do you have? There is a better way than trying to kill an OS via Grub or any boot loader via software.

JohnStanley