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I am trying to create a dual boot system. First I installed windows 8.1 Then I installed in a separate partition arch linux. Then I installed with the help of a guy in a greek forum syslinux giving the following commands :

pacman -S syslinux
syslinux-install_update -iam

Then I am trying to edit properly the /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg

Label arch
   MENU LABEL Arch Linux
   LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
   APPEND root=/dev/sda3 rw
   INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img

Label archfallback
   MENU LABEL Arch Linux Fallback
   LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux
   APPEND root=/dev/sda3 rw
   INITRD ../initramfs-linux-fallback.img


Label windows
    MENU LABEL Windows
    APPEND hd0 1

The problem is that the windows do not load when I select them from the menu. Arch linux is working fine. Any ideas? Thank you.

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    Try Chainloading Windows
    – eyoung100
    Commented Sep 24, 2014 at 17:22
  • Can you type an example?Thank you.
    – skiabox
    Commented Sep 24, 2014 at 17:26
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    Would you please Bot into Arch, and post the output of gdisk -l
    – eyoung100
    Commented Sep 24, 2014 at 17:31
  • I fixed that.The correct settings are COM32 chain.c32 and the next line is APPEND hd0 1
    – skiabox
    Commented Sep 24, 2014 at 17:40
  • And did it work?
    – eyoung100
    Commented Sep 24, 2014 at 17:45

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When you say windows does not load youre not being real specific. Syslinux is more manually set and can be picky. You might want to install grub instead and run os-prober. Easier for the newer user. You might have a problem where the windows repair disk or install disk needs to repair something as Windows can be very finicky especially where its file system is involved.

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  • This doesn't really answer the question. And syslinux is, arguably, a lot less "picky" than Grub.
    – jasonwryan
    Commented Sep 25, 2014 at 5:15
  • Well thats arbitrary Jason. Grub is a pain if you try to manipulate it manually. But I dunno they both work. Syslinux is fine but for nooBs? I dunno....you tell him.
    – bloolips
    Commented Sep 25, 2014 at 5:21
  • They have already been told...
    – jasonwryan
    Commented Sep 25, 2014 at 5:45
  • Wotever! I hope youre happy voting me down. I'm sure you are.
    – bloolips
    Commented Sep 25, 2014 at 5:54

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