On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:18:03 GMT, ronis-REM0VE@ronispc-d0t-chem-d0t-mc...QUEBEC-IS.invalid wrote:

> One exception to this behavior is when I set the boot
>flag on windows partition; now the system boots directly into windows,
>and I never see the LILO menu.
>
>Any suggestions?

You can boot linux from windows 'boot.ini' with the help of
bootpart tools (command line, I don't use it any more), but
trying the bootpart tools will confirm whether windows sees
itself - excerpt from my c:\boot.ini:

"default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDO WS"

Perhaps that default= line and the matching control line need
adjusting?

I do dual boot windows differently, leave windows owning the
MBR and set a linux primary as active to get control at boot.

But there are many correct ways to dual boot, I found bootpart
useful some time ago, when I was more in the ms-dos mindset:

http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm

Cheers,
Grant.