> 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'm currently quad-booted under Lilo: WinXP + SystemRescueCD + Mepis +
> CentOS. WinXP has not complained yet. So what's this about the Windows
> boot loader?
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