\_ When booted into linux look and see where lilo installs itself \_ (/etc/lilo.conf) if it says anything other than /dev/hda or \_ /dev/sda (i.e. if they have a number next to them) then lilo is not \_ in the MBR and windows is controlling it. Change the line so it \_ says /dev/hda (for ide drives) and rerun lilo. For my setup, re: tri boot under NT bootloader dominance, the applicable line says: boot=/mnt/vfatc/boot51.lnx Saves me from having to issue the nasty dd line by hand. David