Grub is powerful but particular. If you are new to Linux, it can be frustrating and intimidating.

For those wishing an easier method to dual boot any NT flavored version of Windoze, there is Bootpart. It is available from www.winimage.com.

It is very easy to use. You run it once to determine where the Linux code for your Knoppix installation resides (code 83) on your hard drive.

It will number all the partitions with codes that are on your system. When you find what number is beside the (code 83) partition that's what you use to enter in the bootpart command line. It could be a number as low a 1 or as high as 15.

Run bootpart one more time to:

1. extract the bootsector code from your Knoppix installation.
2. Auto*magically* place an entry into your boot.ini file.

You decide on what name you want this boot code to be. bootsect.lnx for example.

You also decide on how you want the entry to appear in boot.ini:

"Boot Knoppix"

So the command line would be

C:\Bootpart\ Bootpart 3 bootsect.lnx Boot Knoppix

(if we assume the number to enter is a 3.) Substitute the correct number for your system.

Run that command line and bootpart extracts the bootcode to bootsect.lnx and places the correct menu entry in boot.ini

Wasn't that EASY?

Note: This is the method that Corel Linux used to help it's customers dual boot Windoze products before it got bought out by Xandros.

(If you find you need to add cheat codes, you can add them later to the lilo.conf file after you have determined what they are by hand typing experimentation at the boot prompt when Knoppix starts.)

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