[Linux-disciples] ubuntu/xp/vista

[Adam Rosi-Kessel]

Stephen R Laniel wrote, on 2/28/2008 10:30 AM:
> One way to be totally safe is to boot to a LiveCD (assuming
> you can do that), then back up the Windows partition (if
> you're familiar with the dd utility, you'll just dd from the
> Windows partition to a backup drive). Now that it's backed
> up, you have nothing to worry about. In the event that the
> Ubu install fails, you can just restore the backup. This
> won't address the possibility that Ubu overwrites the MBR,
> but I don't think there's much reason to be concerned about
> that.

If this wasn't clear from Steve's description, dd backs up the MBR as well.