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    sandeep9285 Posts: 9, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 2, 2008, 04:16 AM
    Reinstalling windows xp without effecting linux.
    I had 80GB hard disk and in that both windows xp and Linux(RHEL-5) were installed.
    I am facing some problem with windows xp and I decided to reinstall it.
    After booting form windows xp cd I got the blank screen but I can able to boot perfectly from windows xp cd by deleting linux partitions. Can anyone please suggest me how to install windows xp without deleting linux partitions.
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    Curlyben Posts: 18,514, Reputation: 1860
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    Jul 2, 2008, 04:26 AM
    Simply install XP on a separate partition.
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    Jul 2, 2008, 05:28 AM
    After booting from xp cd it gives blank screen then how can I select separate partition.
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    JBeaucaire Posts: 5,426, Reputation: 997
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    Jul 2, 2008, 06:37 AM
    Your hard drive needs to HAVE more than one partition. If you only have one partition now, this could get dicey to reconfigure into 2 or more partitions without losing the existing data and having to completely reinstall both OS on the separate partitions.
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    Jul 2, 2008, 08:56 AM
    You'll need a dual bootloader such as GAG or Grub

    See:
    GNU GRUB - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)

    GAG, the Graphical Boot Manager

    You'll probably need www.sysyresccd.org to load it

    And you'll have to modify boot.ini
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    Jul 2, 2008, 09:07 AM
    Yep, he'll need to edit Grub or install and configure it.
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