[Wolves] Installing Windows after Linux

[Larry Tomkins]

Hi
Search no further as I have actually set this up for
myself and it works. There is a little digging in my
memory in order to give you the details, so I'll have
a think on it and send the details tomorrow (friday).
Windows will overwrite the mbr but using a live cd and
grub-install linux boot can be recovered.
I too prefer 2k to xp it seems more solid, but I
believe that it's not so good for games but I don't
know for certain.
More info to follow
Larry T.

 
--- Deusiah <deusiah at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been searching for info on the net regarding
> this for some time
> but I can't seem to find what I want, just people
> who have lost their
> GRUB MBR.
> 
> I currently have a legal with a capital I version of
> WinXP that I used
> as a games OS only. I recently required a legal copy
> of 2K which I
> want to install over XP because not only is it legal
> but I also prefer
> 2K to XP. I want to avoid 2K writing over my MBR so
> how would I go
> about this? Is there some tool that can back up the
> MBR or do I just
> have to wipe it, boot a live CD and somehow
> reinstall GRUB?
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
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