Installing Ubuntu

[Stephen]

On 05/11/2010 1:41 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 05/11/2010 17:30, Stephen wrote:
>> On 04/11/2010 11:48 PM, Mark wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Stephen<stephen_o at rogers.com>    wrote:
>>>
>>>> I want to install Ubuntu so it boots from a floppy drive so Windows will
>>>> boot unless the floppy is in the drive.
>>>>
>>>> When I have installed Ubuntu in the past it doesn't give me the option.
>>>> Is there some way I can set that option before I start the install
>>>>
>>>>
>>> If you can find a boot partition collection that fits on a floppy
>>> drive, I'm sure you MIGHT be able to do this.
>>>
>>> You do realize that there are many ways to accomplish this approximate
>>> task without resorting to such arcane methods, right?
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>> I didn't express myself clearly. I want the boot loader to be on the
>> floppy disk, so with out the floppy it will go straight to windows.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>> Stephen Oulton
>>
> All you need to do is to do a small adjustment to grub (the boot loader
> in Ubuntu) to boot into Windows first - unless, at boot time you select,
> from the menu, that you want to boot into Ubuntu.
>
> Nothing magical about it - only a simple configuration exercise.
>
> BC
>
I've had to re-install windows three times. Every time it over writes 
the MBR and I have to reinstall Ubuntu as well. If the boot loader is on 
a floppy instead of the MBR that problem goes away. Every one else that 
uses the computer uses windows.

Thank you;
Stephen Oulton