[Gllug] XP - Linux dual boot

[Tethys]

Doug Winter writes:

>> Install XP first, using no more than two primary partitions on the hard
>> disk. Leave plenty of unallocated room for Linux.
>
>Yep.  The danger is that windows will trample all over your boot loader
>if you install linux first.  Not the end of the world if it does (as
>long as you've got bootable linux media kicking about to boot from so
>you can fix it), but it's neater to install windows first.

Nope. Windows will only overwrite your boot loader if you install it
in the MBR. Which isn't a good idea anyway. Quite why distributions
default to it is beyond me. Installing in the boot partition is a
far better idea.

Tet

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