-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On

Behalf

Of Sorin Srbu Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 2:09 PM To: 'CentOS mailing list' Subject: [CentOS] Dual-boot with WinXP, CentOS already installed

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_fir

st.htm?page=1

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.

Googled some more. Realised /boot/grub/menu.lst *is* /etc/grub.conf... Duh!

Also some people say it's better to have Windows installed to the first harddrive and the first partition (so that C: is the where it should be on 1st hd/1st partition).

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?