Dual-Booting Linux + Windows XP

tool72 · 08-02-2007, 11:49 PM

well..is this possible? and is there any way to do it?

TOOL

makmillion · 08-02-2007, 11:55 PM

I have Ubuntu 6.06LTS and Windows XP Home SP1 dual booting on this PC

Ubuntu will ask you how you want to partition the drive during the installation, then it'll partition the drive and install Ubuntu on the empty and newly formatted partition.

thetux · 08-03-2007, 12:22 AM

Of course there's a way to do it! Do some googling on Linux Dual Boot Tutorials, etc.

It's just a matter of setting your partitions up properly and lilo or grub boot manager. It's pretty simple if you follow the documentation, of which you'll find hundreds of tutorials around google.

makmillion · 08-03-2007, 01:00 AM

I guess I should have mentioned that Ubuntu includes GRUB, which is a dual-booter.

s0rbit0l · 08-03-2007, 01:08 AM

All you have to do is set up both to have seperate partitions on your hd, then after loading the mobo bios you tell it which one you want to use.

tool72 · 08-03-2007, 01:14 AM

Thanks for all the advice guys I'm gonna try what makmillion is talking about. Will this slow down my computer at all too? I'm thinking of course it will because a whole other operating system will be stored on my PC. I'm new to this, and I'm trying to learn more about computers and such. Thanks again everyone!

TOOL

makmillion · 08-03-2007, 01:35 AM

When you partition the drive, it'll act like two seperate drives.

No matter what, you'll only be using one or the other at any given time, so it shouldn't be slower.

s0rbit0l · 08-03-2007, 03:30 AM

it wont be any slower except for the time it takes to tell your pc which one you want to boot. the hard drive gets set up like it has two drives, one for each operating system. so it wont affect the speed, but of course you will have less space for each one b/c they will be sharing it.

vonfeldt7 · 08-03-2007, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makmillion

I have Ubuntu 6.06LTS and Windows XP Home SP1 dual booting on this PC

Ubuntu will ask you how you want to partition the drive during the installation, then it'll partition the drive and install Ubuntu on the empty and newly formatted partition.

Why don't you upgrade to 7.04?

tool72 · 08-03-2007, 04:42 AM

Now, if this separates the drive, does that mean it splits the amount of space on each drive, or am I thinking too hard? Thanks guys.

TOOL

08-02-2007, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
tool72 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 32	Dual-Booting Linux + Windows XP well..is this possible? and is there any way to do it? TOOL

08-03-2007, 01:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
s0rbit0l New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SC Age: 19 Posts: 18	Dual Boot All you have to do is set up both to have seperate partitions on your hd, then after loading the mobo bios you tell it which one you want to use. __________________ only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and i’m not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein 640Gb sata raid 1 HD, 2GB Corsair XMS Ram(oc), Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (oc), EVGA Nf680i sli mobo, Nvidia GeForce 7900GT/GTO

08-03-2007, 03:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
s0rbit0l New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SC Age: 19 Posts: 18	Slower it wont be any slower except for the time it takes to tell your pc which one you want to boot. the hard drive gets set up like it has two drives, one for each operating system. so it wont affect the speed, but of course you will have less space for each one b/c they will be sharing it. __________________ only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and i’m not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein 640Gb sata raid 1 HD, 2GB Corsair XMS Ram(oc), Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (oc), EVGA Nf680i sli mobo, Nvidia GeForce 7900GT/GTO

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08-02-2007, 11:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
makmillion Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ~/.mak/ Posts: 773	I have Ubuntu 6.06LTS and Windows XP Home SP1 dual booting on this PC Ubuntu will ask you how you want to partition the drive during the installation, then it'll partition the drive and install Ubuntu on the empty and newly formatted partition.

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thetux banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 30	Of course there's a way to do it! Do some googling on Linux Dual Boot Tutorials, etc. It's just a matter of setting your partitions up properly and lilo or grub boot manager. It's pretty simple if you follow the documentation, of which you'll find hundreds of tutorials around google.

08-03-2007, 01:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
makmillion Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ~/.mak/ Posts: 773	I guess I should have mentioned that Ubuntu includes GRUB, which is a dual-booter.

08-03-2007, 01:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
tool72 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 32	Thanks for all the advice guys I'm gonna try what makmillion is talking about. Will this slow down my computer at all too? I'm thinking of course it will because a whole other operating system will be stored on my PC. I'm new to this, and I'm trying to learn more about computers and such. Thanks again everyone! TOOL

08-03-2007, 01:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
makmillion Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ~/.mak/ Posts: 773	When you partition the drive, it'll act like two seperate drives. No matter what, you'll only be using one or the other at any given time, so it shouldn't be slower.

08-03-2007, 04:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
tool72 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 32	Now, if this separates the drive, does that mean it splits the amount of space on each drive, or am I thinking too hard? Thanks guys. TOOL