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crisnoh

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From: Baghdad, Iraq

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[SOLVED]Vista Changes boot flag

As per the wiki (http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Win … _Dual_Boot) I set up the following partition scheme, installing GRUB to the /boot partition:

sda1         Vista
sda2         /boot
sda3         /
sda5         swap
sda6         /home

Now, if I boot into Vista, it resets the boot flag, thereby forcing me to go to a great deal of trouble to fix it.

When I install GRUB, the options given to me are sda, sda1/2/3/5 or 6.  My question:

Is sda the MBR?  And if I attempt to install GRUB to sda, will I be able to access Arch and Windows correctly?  That wiki article led me to believe otherwise, and I've rendered a Windows partition inaccessible once before.

Last edited by crisnoh (2010-02-02 12:03:11)

jowilkin

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Registered: 2009-05-07

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Re: [SOLVED]Vista Changes boot flag

Installing to sda will put grub on the MBR.  This is easiest IMO because Windows refuses to live on an non-boot partition for some reason.  I and many others have this setup sucessfully and pretty easily, go for it.

crisnoh

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From: Baghdad, Iraq

Registered: 2008-04-22

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Re: [SOLVED]Vista Changes boot flag

Ok, here goes nothing.  Thanks!

crisnoh

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From: Baghdad, Iraq

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Re: [SOLVED]Vista Changes boot flag

Worked.  Thanks for the help.