> > > I attended the Sat. Dunedin meeting, and wanted to
> > > find a way to install linux on my laptop (but still
> > > keep my windows system until I learned some linux).
> > >
> > > Several members suggested I download Toms root
> > > boot at
> > > www.toms.net/rb , which I understood would run
> > > linux
> > > from a floppy on my laptop without removing my
> > > windows
> > > system. Alas, I did download it and ran the
> > > floppy,
> > > but now I cannot boot to windows , even with the
> > > floppy
> > > removed. Does anyone have a suggestion how I can
> > > get
> > > my windows system running again on my laptop?
> >
> > Ok, first of all, how is it you wanna learn Linux
> > here, hardcore (text only) or as a possible substitute
> > for Windows (GUI required)? If the latter, did anyone
> > suggest getting a distribution to simply partition
> > part of the Laptop's hard drive space?
>
> <snip>
>
> He has no CD-ROM drive, the non-Windows partition is _way_ too small for
> most distros, and he's comfortable with DOS; he was advised that what he
> would get doing something like this was pure command line.
>
> Unfortunately, it appears he made some mistake, because normally Tom's
> root/boot won't overwrite your boot sector (which is what it looks like
> happened).
>
> The advice regarding the Win9X boot floppy is probably best.
>
If it does boot to the Win9X floppy, isn't there a command something like
format /mbr
that will restore the master boot record?
Jim
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