SuSE Linux 10.1 booting to Windows

[Richard Allen / Gem Land]

    I'm not sure if this is a good way to post the info, but it saves a lot of typing. I made 3 screenshots of the settings from YaST, and they are at a page on my website at http://www.gemland.com/linux_settings.htm
    I do not have a Windows disk, so that way won't work.
    Thanks for the help so far.....
    Richard
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kenneth 
  To: Main PLUG discussion list 
  Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 2:05 PM
  Subject: Re: SuSE Linux 10.1 booting to Windows


  Just be aware that with the suggestion Josh offered, I believe the boot
  process will no longer offer to boot into Linux, it will only boot Windows. 
  It would be more helpful if you told us what the messages on screen say when
  you try to boot windows, and what your LILO or GRUB configuration files
  contain.


  --- Josh Coffman <josh_coffman at yahoo.com> wrote:

  > If you have to boot windows again and assuming the
  > windows partition is still viable..
  > 
  > boot from the windows install cd (hoping you have
  > one), and goto the Recovery Console. You can use
  > fixmbr to restore the windows boot loader and thus
  > boot windows.
  > 
  >
  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/bootcons_fixmbr.mspx?mfr=true
  > 
  > BTW, I installed and dual booted opensuse 10.1 with
  > windows on my laptop no problem. So it does work at
  > least in some cases.
  > 
  > -j
  > 
  > --- Richard Allen / Gem Land <richard at gemland.com>
  > wrote:
  > 
  > >     I've been lurking on this list for quite some
  > > time now, and my time has finally come to beg an
  > > answer. I have just installed (seemingly
  > > successfully) 10.1 onto my desktop, which also has
  > > Windows XP. When starting the computer, I see the
  > > options for (something like):
  > >  
  > >     LINUX 10.1
  > >     FLOPPY
  > >     LINUX SAFE MODE
  > >     WINDOWS
  > >  
  > >     When I select Windows, it goes through a few
  > > steps, then returns me to the Boot Screen again
  > > (booting to LINUX does work, though). When I look in
  > > the Partitioning in YaST, I see that I have data in
  > > /dev/sda1, and that it is an HPFS/NTFS file system,
  > > as /windows/C
  > >     My data (I see 8.3GB) seems to be there, but I
  > > have no way to get to it, or to get to Windows! 
  > >     Novell tech support has been *worthless* on
  > > this. Only telling me that I must now pay for
  > > "Advanced Support". This after I have just (in good
  > > faith) installed their product, which has now messed
  > > up my machine! I have been using 9.1 (with a
  > > partitioned drive, with Windows 98SE) on my laptop
  > > for almost 2 years now, and was so far impressed
  > > with SuSE.
  > >     Does anyone know how I can get it to boot up
  > > Windows again?
  > >     I've learned a lot from this PLUG group over the
  > > years, just by reading others' problems.
  > >     Thanks for any help offered......
  > >     Richard Allen
  > >  
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