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Ubuntu installation with windows

Asked by Abhishek khanna

i have a pc running on windows XP.. i want to install ubuntu along with it..but i want to keep XP also , so that my work isnt hampered while i learn ubuntu.. but when i tried it on a friends laptop , installing ubuntu washed entire memory.. please tell me a way so tht i can have both on my pc

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Dmitry Mityugov (dmitry-mityugov) said : 		#1

Hello,

Do you have some unpartitioned space on the hard disk drive in your computer? If yes, you can try to install Ubuntu on it.

And to keep your Windows partition alive, make sure you don't select "Use entire disk" during installation

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Ivaylo Ivanov (icefox) said : 		#2

See this guide: http://www.matthewjmiller.net/howtos/dual-boot-linux-and-windows/

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Sanjay Singh (sanjaysingh1234) said : 		#3

there is an option at the partiton screen [assuming you have free space] for a manual configuration

use that editor to configure the partitions.

don't forget the swap partition

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thomas pd (thomasparamunda) said : 		#4

HEY YOU CAN SELECT THE OPTION 'USE THE LARGEST CONTINOUS FREE SPACE' IN THE PARTITION MANAGER. BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 4GB OF UNPARTITIONED SPACE.

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