On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:05:58 -0600, RHG wrote:

> ray wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:04:58 -0600, RHG wrote:
>>
>>> I now have grub with debian linux as the primary os and Windows XP as
>>> the secondary. linux is installed on a usb 2nd HD. I also keep a
>>> backup of my XP files on the 2nd HD. I would like to be able to
>>> remove the dual boot feature and boot each os independently. Can
>>> someone please tell me how to go about this. For one thing, I cannot
>>> find instructions on how to remove grub. Help please.
>>
>> You don't 'remove' grub - you overwrite it with whatever else you're
>> doing. I don't understand your request - you want to be able to 'boot
>> each os independently' - how? Seems to me like if you want to have two
>> systems installed and be able to boot them both then you need either a
>> boot manager or else to be able to select which disk to boot from BIOS
>> - do you have that capability?
>
> Sorry about the reply to the wrong address. Must have pushed the wrong
> button.
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>
> I don't think I do have that capability, but then that's why I'm here
> asking questions.
>
> Until I get all the software working on Linux I need to be able to
> access XP as my primary OS. Right now, if my system is updated by MS it
> will reboot and, because of the way grub is set up, it boots into Linux.
> Furthermore, if I go away and I take my backup (on hd1) to another
> physical location [for security], then I cannot boot my machine and get
> to my XP programs. I would LIKE to be able to remove the second (usb)
> drive off the system and still operate. Is there any way to do this,
> and if not, how do I restore the original BIOS? If I cannot have both
> systems boot independently, then I'll have to have a separate machine
> for Linux, in which case, how do I overwrite grub? Thanks for your
> patience.

BTW - another option might be for you to run Linux in a virtual machine on
your MS box. I'm learning about VirtualBox from VirtualBox.org right now -
you could run either one from the other.