Multibooting Red Hat Linux and Windows
Screenshots and tips from the geeky looking one :0)
http://www.blackviper.com/
Pete
Main Topics
Browse All TopicsHi all,
I installed Linux redhat 7.3 first on my computer and then installed window XP. But I can not run Linux. What will I have to do to run all Linux and Window on my computer?
Please help me,
Thank you very much,
Thinh.
This Question has been solved and asker verified All Experts Exchange premium technology solutions are available to subscription members.
Experts Exchange has been collecting answers to technology questions since 1996…3 million and counting! If you have a question, chances are we already have your answer.
If you can't find the exact answer you're looking for, ask our exclusive community of 50,000 experts. You’ll get a personalized answer from a trusted professional.
Thousands of free tech tips, tricks, how-to’s and tutorials are available in our peer reviewed articles section. See for yourself how smart our experts are, no login required.
Access the answers to your technology questions today.
30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.
Members of the expert community talk about why the experience at Experts Exchange is different than what you will find anywhere else.

Try it out and discover for yourself.
30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.
Join the community of experts here and help other tech pros by answering question in your area of expertise. You can earn FREE access to all Experts Exchange's premium features and resources.
Multibooting Red Hat Linux and Windows
Screenshots and tips from the geeky looking one :0)
http://www.blackviper.com/
Pete
Thinh,
Since Redhat 7.2 and later includes GRUB on the CD, you should have installed XP first and then installed Redhat in the unpartitioned space.
The procedure should have looked like this:
1. Fdisk the Hard drive and make a partition for Windows XP. Make sure you leave some space for Redhat, and leave that space unpartitioned.
2. Install Windows XP onto the partition, and that partition should be a primary partition.
3. Boot to the Linux install CD and partition the remaining unpartitioned space on the hard drive and install linux. When GRUB is installed into the MBR, it should detect both XP and Redhat. Now Reboot.
This should leave you with a dual boot of Redhat and XP.
It sounds like you did the reverse, which caused the XP install to overwrite the master boot record.
Install Redhat again and run GRUB, and you should see both Redhat and XP in the menu.
Business Accounts
Answer for Membership
by: neon_meowPosted on 2003-09-20 at 01:54:21ID: 9398108
I've located a couple of websites that can offer useful information for dual booting Redhat and Windows XP..
htalkforum s/showthre ad.php?p=4 600
org/questi ons/histor y/36206
u/~bmoss/l inux_lapto p_project/ linux_lapt op_install 73_R31.htm
This one is another forum, though I'm not sure it has all the information you may need to finish the task:
http://www.daniweb.com/tec
Here's another forum that seems to have a lot more information on it:
http://www.linuxquestions.
This particular link may or may not give you good information.. The title is regarding a Laptop install, but it's Windows XP and Redhat 7.3, so I can't see how it would be much different than a desktop install:
http://www.math.clemson.ed
Hope this helps!
-Neon Meow