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by h.yuvaraja 2 views

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Hi everyone....
I am currently using Windows 7& i want to have Linux operating system.So i planned
to install after installing the Windows 7.Then i installed Redhat 6 version correctly ,using grub loader i mentioned the other operating system..when i boot it loads grub it shows 2 operating system in list..when i try to boot the windows 7 ,Its booting showing ,boot manager missing...& i used the recovery cd cleared the error..but my linux is not running......how i should boot ?

myself having 2ghz core2duo processor & 4GB ram tooo......help me pls...

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by oh smeg

You should install the first OS to the Root of the Boot Drive and the second OS to either another drive or another Partition on the Boot Drive.

If you install the Second OS to the Root of the Boot Drive the Boot Files for the first OS are overwritten when you install the second OS.

Though from memory Red Hat 6 is very old wouldn't you want to try something much newer like Fedora 15 which is the current development of the Open Source version of Red Hat?

http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora

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by robo_dev

It's not cheap, but it works.

The simplest and most reliable way to run multiple OS on one PC is to swap hard drives. The second most reliable method is to run each OS in a virtual machine, which is much easier.

The snapshot feature of VMware is invaluable, too. While Windows system restore works most of the time, VMware snapshots work much more reliably. And of course snapshots don't care what OS is on the VM or what changed...it just goes back.

by markp24

VMware is awesome, but if your on a budget you can use an alternative like vitrtualbox also

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