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W7/Linux Mint dual boot upgade
I folks,
Currently I'm running a dual boot with Windows 7 and Linux Mint 10. When I boot up I get Windows Boot Loader and default to W7. If I choose the second choice, Linux Mint, I go to GRUB and boot into Linux Mint.
Very shortly Linux Mint 11 will be released. The recommendation is for people to do a clean install.
I'm wondering whether, if I clean install Linux Mint 11 on the partition that LM 10 now occupies (on a separate HDD) it will mess up my boot. What I mean is whether GRUB will be my first boot loader and default into Linux.
I'd prefer to keep it as it is but I'm unsure about how to go about this upgrade.
For one thing Windows cannot see Linux so I'm kind of guessing which partition my current Linux install is on.
As I say, it's on a different HDD, so I could disconnect my Windows drive altogether. Not sure whether this would be a worthwhile thing to do though.
Any suggestions would be welcome, John:)
Last edited by johnwillyums; 11 May 2011 at 02:58.