>-----Original Message----- >From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf >Of Kai Schaetzl >Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:33 PM >To: centos at centos.org >Subject: Re: [CentOS] Dual-boot with WinXP, CentOS already installed > >Sorin Srbu wrote on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:35:40 +0200: > >> Googled some more. Realised /boot/grub/menu.lst *is* /etc/grub.conf... Duh! > >You want to change /boot/grub/grub.conf, nothing else ! I've got to read properly... Thx for the headsup. >> 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). > >Doesn't matter. Apparantely Windows can bork up after a while if the system files aren't on C:. 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. >> 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. Can't tell for sure though. I might work anyway. Will have to try out first. -- /Sorin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 5106 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090417/2fb571aa/attachment-0005.bin>