Ubuntu 8.4 problem

Mark Haney mhaney at ercbroadband.org
Thu Jan 29 20:16:23 UTC 2009


Karl F. Larsen wrote:

>>   
>     I can't believe I am seeing this! Last year the approved way to run 
> Ubuntu was in dual boot with Grub to Windows. The LiveCD does this 
> almost automatically.
> 
>     As for loading Windows after Ubuntu, you MUST HAVE partition 1 open 
> and you must format the partition with Windows, and if you do that it 
> will load easy. I did that on my laptop and it is working perfect in 
> dual boot.
> 
> 
> Karl
> 
> 
You're missing the point.  The Windows install blows away anything on
the MBR since it expects to be the only OS on the system.  That's what
they are driving at.




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