[ltp] dual boot, t22, Linux and XP

Eben King linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:13:40 -0400 (EDT)


On Sat, 25 Jun 2005, Jane Ellen Jarrell wrote:

> I have both Mandrake Linux 10.1 and XP sp2 on my Thinkpad T22 type
> 2747.  The XP side crashed.   Every time I try to boot, it shows the
> blue screen.  Can I reinstall the XP without destroying the Linux?

Sure, but it'll nuke the boot block.  Have a rescue disk ready.

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