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From: "Daniel da Veiga" <danieldaveiga@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] install windows after gentoo on two different physical drives
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 22:51:48 -0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <342e1090603021751q56fcfd06wa3c06b88a8b4671d@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <da5cd1900603021032kbcafd63t@mail.gmail.com>

On 3/2/06, Marco Calviani <marco.calviani@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi list,
>   i have a machine with two SATA hard disk. I would like to know if
> there are some possibilties to install windows (XP in particular) on
> the second hard drive AFTER gentoo has been installed on the first
> one, and, if yes, how to perform this task.

I would use the most secure option, fisically remove the Linux drive,
install Windows, put the Linux drive back and edit grub/lilo.

Windows has a history of "fixing" Linux partitions, destroying data
and disabling boot from their "unknown partition type".

>
> Best regards,
> MC
>
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-03-03  1:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-03-02 18:32 [gentoo-user] install windows after gentoo on two different physical drives Marco Calviani
2006-03-02 19:59 ` [gentoo-user] " Simon Kellett
2006-03-02 20:12   ` Masood Ahmed
2006-03-02 20:21   ` Antoine
2006-03-03  1:51 ` Daniel da Veiga [this message]
2006-03-03 11:58   ` [gentoo-user] " Michael Kintzios

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