Dual Boot Problem

[Tim Frost]

On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 21:26 -0800, James Diehl wrote:
> I don't know Joyce!  
> Windows NTFS messed up files in my Ubuntu, and Windows wouldn't run &
> crashed after I ran Ubuntu! I don't know, and I 'm not sure that I
> care!  My Ubuntu is running fine on that system now, and the Windows
> program started running fine on another!  I think I'll get some Holy
> Water and some candles.  Maybe hang a little cross on the monitor!  It
> couldn't hurt!

I suspect that your original Windows install had a special partition.
You mention "SMART" which is a Compaq technology, which involves a
special recovery partition.  If the Ubuntu install tampered with that,
then I can understand Windows being unhappy.

I don't understand the other piece ("Windows NTFS messed up files in my
Ubuntu"), unless the disk has a physical geometry which differs from the
logical geometry,  and the Ubuntu install is using the physical
geometry, while Windows is using the logical geometry. 
> 

Tim