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BOOTMGR and new Linux installation (Users)

posted by fritz.mueller Homepage, Munich, Germany, 18.01.2025, 19:01

Hi Laaca,
just a stupid question: How did you get DOS and Windows on one machine?
Did you install DOS first and then add Windows?
And which Bootloader do you use?

The other side:
Installing Win and Linux (without DOS) is simple.
Install Windows first (should be already done?), then install Linux,
give it the correct partition (something like /dev/sda3 or hda3 or higher, depending on your system, for security simply check the exact size of your "free" partiton. Most Linuxes ask for different ways to partition, offer you the option to format the partition in fs type where they think it is the best, this is the most dangerous problem. Installation of Linux itself and Grub usually runs automatically. Nevertheless: Do not forget to make a backup of Win and DOS.
I personally prefer Linux Mint, but this is a question of taste and depends on the power of your machine.
I personally would copy the HD to another HD so that you have two versions - and then try to install it on the copy.
Duplicating the HD is no problem with the Linux CD / DVD named "Knoppix", http://www.knoppix.org/, select English or German (both CDs are available), run the DVD and look for a tool named "Guymager". With this tool you can create forensic images, but it is also possible to copy HDs exactly byte for byte.
Knoppix is easy to handle as all HDs in your system are read/write, so the only thing you have to check is that you do not copy the empty HD on the old HD.

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