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From: Jan Meier <jan@...>
Subject: Re: Late in the game Windows dual-boot question
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:20:26 +0200
Hi Mark,

>    I assume that the Windows install would wipe out grub. Would I just
> reinstall grub from a Gentoo install CD to get it back and then modify
> my grub config file to set up the dual boot? Any grub/Windows issues
> having Windows at the end of the drive sitting in an extended
> partition?

Windows could not boot from an extended partition, it must live in a primary 
partition. When Windows is installed into a primary partition after linux, 
grub is wiped out, but it can be reinstalled with a livecd (chroot). 

Regards
Jan

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