[NTLUG:Discuss] Beginner!!

[Matt Caldwell]

When I wipe my drives, I install winblows first, and let LINUX rewrite it on
it's install.
Now if you have created a boot disk, can you rewrite the MBR if windows DOES
overwrite it?
                                    --matt
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Neeley" <dbneeley at earthlink.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Beginner!!


> Au contraire, I have never seen a Windows install that did not overwrite
> the MBR. Generally, I have had to copy Lilo to floppy, reinstall Windows,
> and copy LILO back.
>
> If anyone has had a different experience, I would love to hear it!
>
> David
>
> At 01:11 PM 12/16/01 -0600, you wrote:
>
>
> >sysmail at glade.net wrote:
> > >
> > > I've always had trouble on dual-boot systems if I install LILO in the
> > > master boot record.  However, if I install LILO in the first block of
the
> > > boot partition, no problem.  Otherwise, when Windows decides
(arbitrarily,
> > > apparently) to rewrite the MBR, LILO gets blasted.
> > >
> >If your MBR is being overwritten I would suspect a virus. I don't have
> >experience with anything since Window$ 95 but I never knew it to
> >arbitrarily rewrite the MBR.
> >
> >
> >
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