Dual boot with Windows question

David dgboles at gmail.com
Sat Oct 27 20:55:50 UTC 2012


On 10/27/2012 4:47 PM, Alex wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 4:08 PM, David <dgboles at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 10/27/2012 3:58 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>>> On 10/27/2012 03:54 PM, Alex wrote:
>>>> Hi, I'd like to install Windows 7 and fc17 on my laptop that has two
>>>> disks. I'd like to use one disk for Windows and one for Linux.
>>>>
>>>> Should I just install Windows first, then Linux?
>>>>
>>>> How do I replace the Windows boot loader with grub and still be able
>>>> to boot Windows?
> 
>>>
>>> Install Windows first.  Then install Linux.  If you try to do it the
>>> other way around Windows will wipe the boot loader.  Windows has no
>>> concept of dual booting.
>>>
>>> Install Windows on what it sees as the C:/ drive.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Your advice is partially correct Alex.
>>
>> For the 'average user' it is easier to install Windows first and Linux
>> second. The duel booting is easier to setup.
>>
>> However Windows 7 is quite capable of duel booting, or multi booting,
> 
> So the fedora installer will manage the existing Windows install and
> just add it to the grub boot menu?
> 
> Sounds like it's gotten much easier since the early lilo days.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
> 


Supposed to.  :-)

A 'how-to' link

<http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/08/01/dual-boot-fedora-17-on-lvm-and-windows-7-on-a-pc-with-2-hard-drives/>

-- 

  David


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