Installing Windows

Paul Sutcliffe paul at casabanchero.com
Tue Aug 9 18:21:44 UTC 2005


I think windows doesn't ask you if you want to write the mrb, so, from 
my own experiencie, i suggest, install windows, let it overwrite the 
mrb, once installed,  make linux overwrite the mrb, and you will be able 
to dual boot using grub. In some cases you maybe will need to edit the 
grub  configuration files or the boot.ini(windows boot loader), 
sometimes, windows stops from working because the boot loader aims to an 
incorrect partition, and you'll get an HAL(Hardware Abstraction layer) 
Missing Error.
You can install gparted, that tool will let you make some space to 
install windows. From a terminal just type this:
# sudo aptitude install gparted

Gabriel wrote:

>Hello! I have to dualboot with Windows now to be able to play some
>games. So I need to make some space for windows on my main reiserFS
>partition (or maybe it's ext3). How do I do that?
>And how do I make windows NOT overwrite my MBR? I wanna be able to pick
>windows in my grub.
>
>Thanks"!
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