Dual booting Windows 2k3 Server and Linux MBR

Dual booting Windows 2k3 Server and Linux MBR

I have Windows Server 2003 and Linux installed on one hard drive [on separate partitions]. My first partition is the linux boot partition, and maintains Grub. When I boot the Windows partition and shut down W2k3 keeps modifying the MBR to boot directly, and only to the Windows partition. How do I prevent this behavior? I rather like using Grub to make boot selections.

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Guest [Entry]

This was fixed because the "makeactive" option was enabled for the Windows 2k3 option. Taking out that option fixed the issue and still boots windows.

Guest [Entry]

Perhaps the motherboard has the "boot sector virus protection" option?