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Hello Geo..
20 Dec 02 06:23, you wrote to You Can:
G> "You Can" wrote in message
G> news:MPG.186c76e51968853e9896c9{at}news.barkto.com...
>> I'd first create a Linux boot disk and then un-install grub.
>> Install XP. Boot to Linux using your TESTED boot disk and reinstall
>> grub. That is what I would do if I knew how.
G> that sounds reasonable, but I'd add one more step. RUN A BACKUP before
G> you begin.
Yep! the one time I put XP on a HDD that already had Linux on it, I ended up
loosing the partion tables, a totally screwed up HDD. Re-did it, put XP on
first, then re-did my Linux setup. WIN2000/XP ain't kind to Linux or FreeBSD.
:-(((
Russell
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