Re: [gentoo-user] Windows on a second drive?

[Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>]

Thanks Brett.

I did think that Windows cared where it's boot loader was and that it
had to be the first partition on the drive. Is that not true?

Thanks again,
Mark

On 9/5/05, brettholcomb@bellsouth.net <brettholcomb@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Windows doesn't care where it's system files are installed (XP that is) except that I remember it needs a partition on C to put it's boot stuff.like boot.ini.
> 
> >
> > From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>
> > Date: 2005/09/05 Mon AM 09:38:39 EDT
> > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> > Subject: [gentoo-user] Windows on a second drive?
> >
> > Hi,
> >    Is it possible to put Windows XP an a second drive in a Linux box
> > and have Windows be happy?
> >
> > 1) I'm pretty sure that grub will have no problems with this, correct?
> >
> > 2) Will Windows be happy if it's the only OS on a non-boot drive?
> >
> >    I've done lots of dual boot machines before but there were always
> > Windows on the main drive and System Commander to get me to Linux. I
> > don't want to use System Commander this time.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
> >
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