[SOLVED] reinstalling windows without removing Linux

[robertbond]

hello everyone, i want to ask about reinstall windows but not remove my linux. is that possible ?
i love so much my mageia and i dont want lose it because windows

[filip]

That is possible but unfortunately Microsoft doesn't respect bootloaders other then theirs. That means that you'll have to reinstall Mageia bootloader. One simple way is to reinstall Windows first and then boot from media from which you installed Mageia. There you can configure a bootloader.

There are also other ways to do it. It depends on your knowledge, preference, will to learn, hardware ... But I'm no expert.

[benmc]

try this link: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5918#p39390

quite verbose but it covers every step.

cheers

[robertbond]

thank you benmc i will read it first....