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bootloader is a small program which is started by the computer
at boot time. It's responsible for starting up the whole
system. Normally, the bootloader installation is totally
automated. <span class="application">DrakX</span> will analyze the disk boot sector and act
according to what it finds there:
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a <span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span> boot sector is found, it will replace it with a
<span class="application">GRUB</span>/<span class="application">LILO</span> boot sector. This way you will be able to
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any other case it will ask you where it should place the boot
loader. Generally, the <span class="guilabel">First sector of the drive
(MBR)</span> is the safest place.
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