anyone know how to dual boot linux and windows XP on two separate hard drives? even a link to s aite with a guide or something would be helpful
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Anonymous2006-10-02 21:05
If you're installing a "user-friendly" distro like Ubuntu or Mandrake, the installer should ask if you want to dual-boot, and configure the rest automatically. Just make sure you have Windows installed on the primary drive first.
>>1 anyone know how to dual boot linux and windows XP on two separate hard drives?
Yep, get a Ubuntu CD, start the installer, and read the damn screen. It will do everything if you just read what it asks you and answer appropriately.
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Anonymous2006-10-03 8:26
LILO/GRUB DO YOU USE IT?
Install that shit on hda1 MBR and have done with it all
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Anonymous2006-10-03 11:49
Windows is stopping you, delete C:\WINDOWS\system32 and reboot. That should fix it.
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Anonymous2006-10-03 23:40
I've been a unix and windows admin for 8 years now, and did windows desktop support before that, and if there's just one thing I've learned is that dual boot is way very much more trouble than it's worth. Get one machine for games, I mean windows and another for the real stuff, you know like real work. You might try the vmware route if you you have to have just one box...
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Anonymous2006-10-04 1:26
I have THREE operating systems on this computer and have had no problems. Just do this.
1. when installing windows, don't install it on the entire hd. if you already have, find a utility to resize NTFS partitions (don't know if you can do it if you only have a single NTFS partition that takes the whole drive)
2. install windows first, so other utilities can recognize it.
3. install linux.
4. ??????
5. PROFIT!