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   Subject: Re: Triple boot, Win XP Pro, Win 98 and Ubuntu 6.06?   
   From: SINNER    
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   Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:55:03 GMT   
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   * John Kennaugh wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
      
   > SINNER wrote:   
   >>* Fedor_DeGazz wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   >>>     I've got a dual boot Windows based PC, with XP Pro and Win98. I   
   >>>     was    
   >>> thinking of adding ubuntu 6.06 LTS to it. But only if I can do it   
   >>> without messing up what I have now (very important; this system is   
   >>> complex with many programs installed and I don't want to have to   
   >>> re-do it). I know bad things can happen unexpectedly, but I'm   
   >>> wondering if this would be likely to go smoothly, or not, and what I   
   >>> might run into, and what to expect (I'm trying to decide if it's   
   >>> worth the risk, for one thing). Also, I'd like to know how to go   
   >>> about doing it. I've booted it from the CD and it seems to be    
   >>> compatible with all of my hardware, so I'm interested in adding it   
   >>> to my system. Any ideas and help are appreciated. Thanks.   
   >>   
   >>The reality of it is, it should just work. During the install process   
   >>(Done from within the live environment) Grub will be installed to the   
   >>MBR replacing what is currently likely the XP boot loader. It should   
   >>add entries for both 98 and XP in the boot menu.   
   >>   
   >>Worst case is it clobbers the MBR and you'll need to boot with a   
   >>Windows CD in rescue mode and repair the MBR which will restore it to   
   >>2 Windows only selections in the XP boot loader (your current   
   >>scenario)    
   >    
   > I screwed up my Windows XP when trying to install Ubuntu. Almost    
   > certainly my own fault although I think a little more 'hand holding'   
   > on the cd during installation would be useful.   
   > Restore didn't work and I had to rescue my files using a windows 98    
   > start up floppy. Why windoz is incapable of restoring it when all the    
   > file structure is intact beats me.   
   > I am very nervous about trying again because I need XP to make my   
   > living and it took a week to get everything back as was. Rather than   
   > change anything at all in the windows partition would it be possible   
   > to put ubuntu on a spare partition and boot to it from a floppy? If so   
   > that would seem as good a way of dual booting as any i.e. leave the   
   > boot disk sticking out or push it in?   
   >    
      
   Yes, this is doable. I used to use this method for Mandrake. I am not    
   sure how, during the install, you tell Grub to install to a floppy but I    
   believe you can via advanced options   
      
   --    
   David   
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