Windows-Linux dual boot

During the OS installation, create two primary partitions (one for Linux root and one for Windows).

If Linux is installed after Windows, choose setting the boot loader (GRUB or LILO) into the first sector of Linux boot partition.

Create GRUB (or LILO) boot floppy.

   cd /boot/grub
   dd if=stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1
   dd if=stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1

If Windows is installed after Linux, accept setting the Windows partition as active.

Boot into Windows. If you want GRUB to control the dual boot, mark the Linux boot partition as "active", then reboot into Linux and modify /boot/grub/menu.lst to include Windows boot option:

title          Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
root           (hd0,1)
chainloader    +1
# chainloader - means to load another boot loader; +1 means to read one block

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