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Can I install Mandrakelinux 10 with my other dual boot system?

Mar 20, 2004 4:01AM PST

Hi every one,
I run already winXP and Win2000PRO as dual boot OS.
Can I install safely Mandrakelinux 10.0 alsoo?
Can I run simultaneousely three Operating systems??
Somebody can explain me how? Bob, maybe??
Thank you all.
Michel.

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Re:Can I install Mandrakelinux 10 with my other dual boot system?
Mar 20, 2004 4:25AM PST
http://groups.google.com/groups?&threadm=104kot9os6rhje5%40corp.supernews.com&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fq%3DMANDRAKE%2B10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%26oe%26selm%3D104kot9os6rhje5%2540corp.supernews.com%26rnum%3D2

In short, GRUB will install and it can handle many
OSes. Whether the OSes behave is another issue with
NT/XP/2K all complaining bitterly if you move them to
another partition.

And since 10.0 is not a download, the book that comes
with it shows the install routine. If not, well, you
get to trudge forward and know that while multibooting
is done all over, no one will really offer you much
more than "it should work" support.

Bob
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Re:Re:Can I install Mandrakelinux 10 with my other dual boot system?
Mar 20, 2004 4:31AM PST
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Re:Re:Can I install Mandrakelinux 10 with my other dual boot system?
Mar 20, 2004 5:16AM PST
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Re:Re:Re:Can I install Mandrakelinux 10 with my other dual boot system?
Mar 20, 2004 7:07AM PST

Safely? I hope you realize this still beta but as Bob says, it should work.

Something else you might need to know about mdk10 is you boot with disc 2, then install with disc 1 (just in case you haven't hear about it). Of coarse this may have already corrected..but just in case....

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Just proceed with the knowledge...
Mar 20, 2004 9:29AM PST

That it's a point zero release. And your link is not from Mandrake. AFAIK, they don't hand out the new versions anymore, but they will leak out.

I have had the luxury of getting the retail boxes and you may be missing out on the have the manual...

All that aside, GRUB does multiple OS booting, but support is rare.

Bob