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Old 09-29-2004, 12:12 PM   #1
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dual boot XP pro and Suse

I originally had XP pro installed on my computer. I used Partition Magic to modify and create new partitions for an additional operating system (using Partition Magic's :install new OS option). I only have one hard drive, so I created to additional partition behind my original UNIX partition. For some reason Partition Magic changed my original partition to hidden NTFS. I installed Suse with no problems, and it works great. My problem is booting into windows. Since Partition Magic made it a hidden NTFS, its almost like its not even there to begin with. I am using Suse's GRUB boot loader, but I do not know what I need to enter so that when I boot, XP is one of my options. Right now, all I can pick from is Linux or Failsafe. I saw in some other forum, and it said to edit the /etc/grub.conf file, so i edited it:

original grub.conf file:


root (hd0,2)
install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0) /boot/grub/stage2 0x8000 (hd0,2)/boot/grub/menu.lst
quit


after changes:

root (hd0,2)
install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0) /boot/grub/stage2 0x8000 (hd0,2)/boot/grub/menu.lst
title Windows XP
root noverify (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader +1
quit

This did not do the trick. If anyone can provide me with any help whatsoever, it would be great. I am stuck, and need some help.

Feel free to e-mail me for more info, or just post and ill reply.

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