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 -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com