Windows No Longer Boots After the Installation of SuSE Linux

Support knowledgebase (jsj_windows_not_booting_7.3)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 7.3

Symptom

Your Windows operating system that was installed on your hard disk prior to the installation of SuSE Linux no longer boots, despite the fact that the Windows partitions were not touched during the installation of SuSE Linux.

Cause

During the installation with YaST2, you selected the option Activate LILO partion when the boot loader was configured.
Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME installations only start if the partition used by these systems is marked as active. The above-mentioned option modifies this setting by activating a Linux partition.

Solution

Your can reactivate your Windows partition with tools included in both Linux and Windows.
Keywords: INSTALLATION, WINDOWS, BOOT, PARTITION, ACTIVE, ACTIVATE

Categories: Booting

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