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quarks

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2007-05-14

Posts: 66

Installing Windows XP after Arch on seperate HD

I want to install Windows XP (don't ask why ) on a primary partition on a seperate HD.
Since Arch is on the second HD (/dev/sdb) would it be possible to install Windows on the other partition (/dev/sda1) without it messing up the MBR and other files?

This is the output of fdisk -l:

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000b1a63

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>>>> /dev/sda1 No partition: Free space (Windows will be here) <<<<
/dev/sda2           25416       30401    40050045   83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 74.3 GB, 74355769344 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9039 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x2d0c639f

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1        2432    19535008+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb2            2433        9039    53070727+   5  Extended
/dev/sdb5            2433        8815    51271416   83  Linux
/dev/sdb6            8816        9039     1799248+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0008f6a3

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1               1       31130   250051693+  83  Linux
/dev/sdc2           31131       60801   238332307+  83  Linux

Mr.Elendig

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Registered: 2004-11-07

Posts: 4,094

Re: Installing Windows XP after Arch on seperate HD

You have to reinstall grub to mbr after installing XP, but that's easy, just follow the WIKI.

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