Before i would get option to select xp or windows server 2003, but now after installing linux, i have only two options ; 1. linux , 2. xp,
i can not go to windows server 2003, because no option is available. server 2003 is still in my hard disk
2006-10-01 12:05:09 · 4 answers · asked by Sami 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
i am using grub not lilo, all three os are on one hard disk. nothing wrong with the partitions.
2006-10-01 12:31:44 · update #1
In short, you might get the XP/2003 menu by selecting XP on boot. If not, then I'd suggest you're better off asking your question on a site that supports and encourages two-way communication. Yahoo Answers is not very good for this sort of question. I would suggest visiting www.experts-exchange.com or www.tek-tips.com or some other similar site and ask there - a site that allows for an exchange instead of single answers where most people don't check back to see if additional comments have been posted, like this place.
2006-10-01 12:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by lwcomputing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u had specified which boot loader u r using, it was easier to help u, anywayz, first make sure u didnt overwrite one win2003server. if u didnt so see which boot loader u r using, they are either grub or lilo. unfortunately i'm not so comfortable with grub, but u can read about it on the net!
if it is lilo, boot with linux, edit the file /etc/lilo.conf and u can see at the end it is written others, which contains the image of ur windows cp. just copy and paste that part of windows xp exactly following it. the replace /dev/hda? with the appropriate value. then save it and run "lilo" from the shell. that's it!
I think u know that hda1 is first primary partition, hda2 the second and so on until hda4. from hda5 and higher, they are all logical.
careful, if ur using primary maste IDE for ur harddisk, it is /dev/hda, if ur using primary slave, then it is /dev/hdb, for secondary master or slave, harddisk is located in /dev/hdc ot /dev/hdd respectively
2006-10-01 19:15:39 · answer #2 · answered by Seyed Salim T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have all 3 OS on one hard drive? If not, the drive you installed the boot loader (from fedora) on will be the only OS recognized.
2006-10-01 19:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by ItsMe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that sucks... you can seriously screw stuff up when you mess around with your master boot loader...
btw.. i installed fedora this morning on my pc and i think i am going to go back to ubuntu... i picked up a copy yesterday at the OHIO LINUX FEST YAY!!!!! its cool but i am more familiar with ubuntu
as an answer to your question.... reinstall everything. if you use different drives to install different os's on then it makes everything simpler.
2006-10-01 19:09:07 · answer #4 · answered by alexman731 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋