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Kevin Brown wrote:
>> Kevin wrote:  "Just partition up your disk and install windows first.
>> ... Allow the linux installer to put grub over the MBR."
>>
>> I saw somewhere a warning that WinXP and Win2k may behave badly (more
>> so than usual) if you take over the MBR, and that there is a
>> Windows-native boot loader that can be used to select Windows or
>> Grub/Lilo.  In fact I thought I was following some instructions that
>> would do that, but now I'm sure it just had Lilo stuff the MBR in the
>> usual fashion.
> 
> 
> I've never had issues with XP/2k and using grub in the mbr.  Not sure
> about lilo (though I've used that for 9x dual boots).
> 
I recently set up a dual boot box for a friend, with XP and Linux, and let
lilo have the MBR. It works fine.

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KevinO
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