Dual boot...

...I am preparing to do a dual boot machine with my laptop. I have read before that you need to install windows first on the hard drive to get the partitions to work correctly. Then install linux on cylendar 1024 . Then configure LILO to boot with the option of picking the partition to use. I have a few questions... 1. Do you need to boot with a floppy when you do this, why would it just read the lilo booter, unless you put it on the MBR sector of the hard drive. 2. Is there a place I can go to get reallly good directions for this, or do you all know a place or how to do this? Thanks, Mike