Ubuntu 8.4 problem

[Karl F. Larsen]

Mark Haney wrote:
> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
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>>     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.
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>>     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.
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>> Karl
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> 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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    That is such a minor point. You do need to come up in the LiveCD and 
then in a terminal do the Grub call that replaces Grub on the MBR. Takes 
about 5 minutes.


Karl


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