Re: Restore MBR and Vista

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"Ed H" wrote:
I want to dual boot a Linux Kubuntu OS. After reading I see that if I decide to
delete the Linux partition later, I won't be able to boot into Widows until the
MBR is repaired/replaced. Is there an easy way to do this? I have the Oem
installation Disk.

When you install Kubuntu Linux, tell the installer to put Grub
(the Linux boot manager/loader) in the Linux partition, NOT the
MBR. Later, if you want to delete Linux, just delete its partitions
and on Vista run "msconfig" at the command prompt, select the
BOOT tab, and in the dialogbox window, select Linux in the OS
boot menu, and click on "Delete". To install Linux AFTER Vista
has been installed, here are some directions:
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista_with_linux_vista_installed_first.htm
(the web pages load slowly). Pay attention to page 4 to see how
to put Grub in the Linux partition.

*TimDaniels*


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