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From: Simon Kellett <zoxed_c@arcor.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: install windows after gentoo on two different physical drives
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:59:46 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m33bi08vnx.fsf@arcor.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <da5cd1900603021032kbcafd63t@mail.gmail.com> (Marco Calviani's message of "Thu, 2 Mar 2006 19:32:32 +0100")

"Marco Calviani" <marco.calviani@gmail.com> writes:

>    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.

IIRC Windows likes (or used) to be installed on the first drive *only*.

I would take no chances and physically *remove* your Linux disc, make
your windows-to-be disk the first drive, install Windows, put your linux
disk back in, install Grub and correct /etc/fstab if required.

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Darmstadt, Germany    |              Xemacs, Vm, Gnus

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  reply	other threads:[~2006-03-02 20:05 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 ` Simon Kellett [this message]
2006-03-02 20:12   ` [gentoo-user] " Masood Ahmed
2006-03-02 20:21   ` Antoine
2006-03-03  1:51 ` [gentoo-user] " Daniel da Veiga
2006-03-03 11:58   ` Michael Kintzios

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