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Re: [opensuse] I installed WinXP and it overwrote MBR
  • From: Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:38:40 -0500
  • Message-id: <45C9D660.8090206@xxxxxx>
On 2007/02/07 10:50 (GMT) Paul Walsh apparently typed:

> Rohan NARULA wrote:

>> I just installed WinXP but now I cannot boot Linux. Help!

> > Yes, Windows has a habit of doing that. You might be able to get back (almost) to normal by booting off a live CD and
> using grub-install. Moral of the story is: If you're going to have a dual/multi boot machine with windows anywhere on
> it, install windows first

That's absolutely no help for the zillions of windoz installs that are the inevitable windoz REinstalls. Better to do it right so doz don't: http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/install-doz-after.html
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