Can't get back into windows 2000

[Lark]

Hi

I just installed linux, and tried to make it dual boot w/ my windows 2000 partition.. My linux is on a different hard drive than my windows one. Now when i boot up, all i get is the LILO, but windows 2000 wont come one. I did the recovery console w/ the windows 2000 cd, and did "fixmbr" but it still does not allow me to boot into windows.. could someone help me? thanks.

[Nailz]

You have a couple of choices ...

1) LILO took over your MBR (master boot record). You can use a DOS Bootable diskette and run the command: fdisk /mbr

This will format the MBR and allow Windows 2000 to boot via it's boot loader normally. This won't setup a dual-boot scenario though.

2) IF the Windows 2000 partition is setup as FAT32, then just add the following to your /etc/lilo.conf file if it doesn't already exist:

other=/dev/hda1
label=dos

If you press TAB when LILO: appears, it will usually tell you your boot options. This should let your Windows 2000 boot. Be sure that you have a line that says 'prompt' early in your lilo.conf and be sure to re-run the 'lilo' command after editing the lilo.conf