[OT] Windoz Install CD and Linux?

[Mike McMullin]

On Sat, 2008-02-09 at 19:01 +0100, Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> steve wrote:
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> > Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> > | Hello everyone
> > |
> > | I have a test Laptop, currently Ubuntu 7.10 and fedora as double boot
> > installed.
> > | Because of webcam driver development I decided to trash the first
> > partition and
> > | install Windoz on it. But this was not possible, the Windoz install CD
> > did not
> > | boot on this laptop :-(. I tried the CD on a other PC and it was
> > booting just fine!
> > | Today, I bought a new HD for that laptop and now the Windoz install CD
> > just
> > | booted fine!? and I could install Windoz!
> > |
> > | Does the Windoz XP Pro install CD have some "anti" Linux detection?
> > |
> > | Anyone out there had the same experience?
> > |
> > | Thomas
> > |
> > |
> > its got nothing to do with "anti linux"  detection. theres no such
> > thing.  im 100% sure its got more to do with one of these 3, the cdrom
> > driver, bios boot settings, or the type of cd you used.
> 
> I did play with all BIOS settings. An none did work. The Ubuntu live CD was 
> always booting OK! Then I took out the HD and the Windoz XP install CD did boot! 
> Really strange.

  Check the boot order preference settings in the bios, you want the
dvd/cd-rom to boot before the hard drives.  BTW if this is a Windows
also system, you may want to ensure that it is never booted with media
in the optical drives, unless you intend it that way, should you choose
to not boot from the HD first.  There are still some nasties that find
their way onto commercial media, as well as home brew disks