Windows 2000/RedHat 8

[mattnull]

How do I run Windows 2000 and RedHat 8 on the same machine?

-Matt

[fretbrner]

You need to install 2k first, and then RH. Rh is good with the lilo and always automatically configured it to work with both.

After it is installed, just type dos at boot up and that should take you right to 2k

[mattnull]

I heard that you should install RH 8 first...I want to dual boot so I can choose wich OS I want to run...

[siphil]

I'm running Win2k and RH 7.3 and dual boot works well.

1. Install WIn2k
2. Install your Linux
a. select this option- 'Remove all existing Linux partitions
b. Use GRUB as the boot loader
c. Install BL record on /dev/hda MBR
d. Boot Label - Windows 2000
e. Make sure /dev/hda ext3 is checked(ext3 being the default Linux filesystem.)

3. Let the RH installation complete and when you restart you should have the choice of Win2k or Linux.(Linux will be the default OS.)

I know you've got RedHat 8.0 but the install should be very similar to this.

[mattnull]

What if I installed RH 8 first?? Then can I still dual boot?




-matt

[jkint]

you can install RH first, but setting up boot.ini/ntldr to boot linux may be a bit of a task.

google turns up a bunch of sites with instructions for getting the Win2K boot loader to dual boot with linux.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=boot.ini%2Blinux%2Bdual+boot&spell=1

IMHO, though, you're better off installing W2K first, then letting redhat configure grub for the dual boot.


-jon

[saintsfanbrian]

I installed RedHat 8 first and then had a "wonderful" time trying to get ntldr to work. Decided it would be a lot quicker and less of a headache just to start from scratch and install 2k first and then the Hat. Good luck

[mattnull]

I'm generally new to Linux and I'm only 16...but it ales me to have all my settings fixed and everything cause I just started learning a lot....but I would love to have win2k back as well....

IF I HAVE THEM BOTH ON MY MACHINE THEN, WHEN I REBOOT MY SYSTEM WILL IT GIVE ME AN OPTION OF WHAT OS I WANT TO USE OR WHAT?

-MaTtHeW

[siphil]

yes, if you do as I said above.
when you start up your machine you'll get the GRUB boot loader. You'll be able to choose between Linux RH and Windows, but install Win2000 first because I don't think it will work this way if you do the RH install first.

Give it a try and post back if you have any problems.

[Tempus77]

I'm not sure how it'll work out if u install RH first, then Windows. Have heard from friends that it's a little more tedious though.

I would suggest installing Win2K first, then RH.

cheers.

[hopelessliar]

I installed redhat 7.2 this weekend. I set it up as a dual boot with win2k using grub. (I kind of stumbled through this as a complete newbie to the world of linux). Everything seemed to be working fine, but then win2k stopped booting. Nothing I did seemed to be able to solve this so in the end I decided to format reinstall and put linux on a different drive instead. BUT now I can't install win2k. Seems like Grub has taken over the MBR even after I refornmatted the drive.

Now what do I do to get win2k back on that drive?

Anyone have any ideas?

[siphil]

Try

this (http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win2000/Q_20353860.html)

Hopefully that's what you're looking for:D

[jkint]

to dump grub or lilo from the MBR, use a Windows 98 boot disk and run the following: fdisk /mbr

or boot from your win2k CD, boot to a recovery console, and run the command: fixmbr

-jon

[hopelessliar]

fdisk /mbr

So easy when you know how!
Thanks guys