[SC.LUG] Re: SC digest, Vol 1 #105 - 5 msgs

[Neil Lucock]

On Monday 02 Jun 2003 11:00 am, sc-request@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:

> Neil Lucock <neil@nlucock.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> > Win XP is a bitch, it really won't let go if you are trying to install
> > Linux. (I installed Linux on a friend's machine) It prevented the LXF
> > DVD from booting
>
> Much as I hate M$ I REALLYT doubt XP actually modified your BIOS to stop
> you booting from DVDs.

I already had the BIOS set to boot from CD-ROM, put the disk in the drive, and 
started the machine from cold. It still booted windows. It eventually did 
boot from the CD-ROM drive, but only after repeated attempts. Once Grub was 
installed, everything worked fine.
Neil