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you dont need to buy a bootloader to run both linux and windows. well, it all depends on the type of linux. on one pc, installing the windows first on a partition, and then installing linux on the second partition, i have successfully been able to run vista + ubuntu vista + pclinuxos vista + opensuse xp + vista + ubuntu. all without using any other boot loader. The linux cd, help's you organise your bootable OS's and creates a bootscreen for them. the guides contained on the cd's if followed correctly, will help you install a linux OS on an empty partition on your Harddisk. Note: Linux and windows dont/cant use the same partition/file-format.
GRUB is your answer. Here is what I do. I install Windows first and make sure I have left some room for my Linux (CentOS) install. Once I am finished installing Windows, then I put in the CD for Linux and follow the install instruction. It automagically sets most of it up for you. Once you are done with the Linux install. You can then log into Linux and go to /etc/boot/grub nf and change it around so that either Windows or Linux boots by default. I changed mine so that it would give me more than 2 secs to decide which OS I wanted to boot. If you just want to play or just learn about Linux on your machine, you may want to look at VMware. Then you can run both at the same time. This is handy if you wanting to learn how to setup up SAMBA without having to have a second computer. Good Luck!
Most Linux installs come with the bootloader included. The most common are GRUB or LILO.
If you have either operating system then you already have several 'free' options available to you. In linux, Lilo and grub. In windows you have your boot.ini file. All of these work perfectly well to boot other operating systems. If your linux distribution is a modern one, then you wont even need to lift a finger to set this up, it'll do it automatically, you mostly just need to click all the 'next' buttons and put your feet up.
Both Windows XP and Vista include a boot loader as part of the programs. Edit the boot.ini file to allow multiple OS loading. ALso 99.9% of Linux installations include a boot loader that is automatically installed if Linus is the second OS installed on the computer. Most will also automatically edit the Windows boot.ini if Linux is the second OS installed. So you probably do not need a loader. If you have Windows, you already have a loader.
