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Originally Posted by Mr. Mike
Well, Im having a little trouble. 1st off the CD version is simply not fucntioning for me for some reason.
So are you all saying that I cant install Linux OS on another drive without some tool or extension? So windows will not recognize and ask me at startup? And why would it destroy windows as fusionx mentioned above? Dang, I didnt think its this complicated.
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Installing a new OS, even on a different drive, will overwrite the boot partition on your boot drive.
If you do this, be prepared to setup the boot loader software that comes/installs with your version of Linux. You will need to finish the Linux install, then use the boot loader config to add your original windows boot details. Once that's done, when you boot your box, you'll get a little menu asking you which OS to run.
I would highly recommend using a multi-OS software as discussed above. Run the new OS at the same time as the original. There's almost zero chance of hurting anything, and once you are done testing the new OS, you can delete it instantly.