[wplug] Multi-booting Linux/Win?

[Tim Lesher]

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Zach <netrek at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have run Windows 98 and Linux together using LILO and now I want to
> run Debian, Knoppix, Windows 98 and Windows XP Home Edition all on the
> same machine. Any tips/suggestions would be appreciated. I heard XP
> may try to aggressively overwrite the MBR with its boot block, if true
> how do I disable that?


That's true, and it's not a behavior you can disable.

The rationale was explained by Raymond Chen a few years ago (and it's not
"to beat up on Linux" :-) ).

http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2005/12/20/505887.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2006/07/11/662325.aspx

-- 
Tim Lesher <tlesher at gmail.com>
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