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Duel Boot PC Question
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You will need three partitions- one for Windows, one for Linux swap and one for the root files. I would also put a 4th for sharing files between windows and Linux.
Install WinXP in first partition (FAT32). If you use NTFS file system then you can't install LILO or GRUB to the MBR. If you choose to install Linux with Windows using NTFS, you will then have to install the bootloader into the root Linux partition. After that you need to take the first 512 bytes of the Linux partition and copy it to windows and add a reference to the boot.ini bootloader file. So you can see it is much easier to use FAT32 and install the bootloader on the MBR during installing Linux.
Install WinXP in first partition (FAT32). If you use NTFS file system then you can't install LILO or GRUB to the MBR. If you choose to install Linux with Windows using NTFS, you will then have to install the bootloader into the root Linux partition. After that you need to take the first 512 bytes of the Linux partition and copy it to windows and add a reference to the boot.ini bootloader file. So you can see it is much easier to use FAT32 and install the bootloader on the MBR during installing Linux.
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I have winxp already installed on 1st of 3 patitions on my 1st Drive(Winxp Patition NTFS other 2 are FAT32)
I have a spare hard drive which i was thinkin about installin linux on to it
will i be able to install linux as duel boot with out havin to mess around with the first hard drive like AP81 say I have to do
I have a spare hard drive which i was thinkin about installin linux on to it
will i be able to install linux as duel boot with out havin to mess around with the first hard drive like AP81 say I have to do
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