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#1 2005-07-04 19:25:17
- Mr Green
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Can windows be installed .....
Is it possible to install Windows after Arch ?
would it be possible to install Windows to a second drive (separate from Arch ;-)
Read somewhere that you have to remove ide cable from hard drive or mess around with BIOS, there must be a better way ...
the thought of installing Windows makes me *shiver*
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#2 2005-07-04 19:31:26
- Dusty
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Re: Can windows be installed .....
Is it possible to install Windows after Arch ?
would it be possible to install Windows to a second drive (separate from Arch ;-)
Read somewhere that you have to remove ide cable from hard drive or mess around with BIOS, there must be a better way ...
the thought of installing Windows makes me *shiver*
TIA
and it makes me barf, but there's no arguing with a woman. ;-)
If you have a second drive, you can install Windows onto it, then boot a live CD to recover your Arch lilo. In the old days, you had to install windows to the primary IDE Master (C:), but I don't *think* that is necessary anymore.
I'd just install windows to a blank partition and see if it boots or not. Then I would be very very very very quick to set up lilo or grub to duel boot that sucker.
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#3 2005-07-04 19:46:33
- Mr Green
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Re: Can windows be installed .....
I cannot install it on my main drive let alone any other lol....
Running Win98Se cd it wants to wipe my whole drive (arrghghg!)
Been so long since I installed windows, mind you its been a while since I installed Arch ;-)
All that I have read says Windows must be first (never!)
Help! 
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#4 2005-07-04 19:51:20
- iBertus
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Re: Can windows be installed .....
try partitioning the other drive first using fdisk and flag it as Win95/VFAT and see if Windows setup will then allow you to install without formatting.
this is how i managed to install WinXP on a second HD after having already installed Arch. not sure if it'll work for Win98SE tho.
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#5 2005-07-04 19:55:13
- Mr Green
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Re: Can windows be installed .....
thanks I will give it a go ....
Or will go and buy XP (noooooo!!!!)
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#6 2005-07-04 20:08:16
- i3839
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Re: Can windows be installed .....
Can't you give wine or something a try before giving up and doom yourself? What do you need windows for anyway?
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#7 2005-07-04 20:12:59
- wickedlester
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Re: Can windows be installed .....
I am pretty sure 98 will only install to your 1st partition of your primary hard drive. You can look into re-mapping your drives to fool windows 98 to thinking another partition is the first.
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#8 2005-07-04 21:26:40
- Mr Green
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Re: Can windows be installed .....
I'll look into Wine & remapping ...
Thanks for all your help ...
Mr Green
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