[PLUG] Newbie low priority dual-boot question

[Douglas Lentz <dlentz@dca.net>]

Low priority question: please don't do any research or burn any time on 
this one. If someone has encountered and solved this problem and can say 
"Ah ha! I know what causes this" I'd like to hear from you. I have a 
windows-only multi-function faxprinter( rated hopeless by the printing 
project) , and only two functioning computers. I'd like to have a 
minimal, 2 computer linux network and continue to use the faxprinter. I 
have a windows 2000 install disk with product key, so I thought I'd set 
up a dual boot system - after all, this is a home system and I don't 
print that often. I'd set up a Samba shared printer and boot the slum 
box into windows when I needed to print. Well, that was the idea.

Dual boot problem:

Using red hat linux 9.0: I read the installation manual appendix on dual 
boot systems. I installed Windows first, like it said. Within windows, I 
used Partition Magic to free up 3.5 gig empty space for a Red Hat 
installation. Booted Red Hat install from CD. When I got to the 
partition screen I selected "keep the existing partitions and use the 
free space", When I got to the boot loader screen, I followed the 
configuration instructions for an NT system, which said to put the boot 
loader (GRUB) in /boot. (It's different for Win 9x). The screen has only 
two checkboxes on it, and you either have NT or 9x, that's all. 
Completed the installation, no problem. When I booted the box again, 
death. I never even get to GRUB's operating system selection prompt. I get

"Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or 
corrupt: <windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe"

Tried a Win 2000 recovery. Ha. I googled this only to discover that 
other people had this problem but I couldn't gleen anything conclusive, 
only that they posted this to the GRUB bug archive, (so maybe it's a 
bug?).  Anyway, I'm at the near give up point, if I can't solve this 
I'll get a postscript printer or a third box. But if anyone can pull an 
answer out of the hat, thanks in advance.


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