Thread: Booting Question

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    Booting Question

    I have 2 HD's. Mandrake 9.0 on 1 and Windows on the other. Is there a way that I can create a boot disk that will boot linux if it is in? Also, I want it to boot directly to Windows if the disk isn't in the comp.

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    hmmm

    Is there a way that I can create a boot disk that will boot linux if it is in?
    Yeah, use the rawrite application, that you received in your mandrake disk.


    Also, I want it to boot directly to Windows if the disk isn't in the comp.
    Hmm, so do not install a boot manager like Grub or Lilo.

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    like VBer said... you should have had an option to do this during the install of Mandrake. I have Mandrake 7.2 installed and that is how it works for me... the only time it boots to Linux is when I use the boot disk. If you've already installed it, you're going to have to remove LILO or GRUB or whatever bootloader you installed during the setup.
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