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Stuck installing dual boot Ubuntu 12.04.4/Windows XP

Asked by Roxi Marsen

Trying out Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Now I want to install it alongside Windows XP Pro. Stuck at "Write previous changes to disk and continue?" How do I do this? Or is it automatically resized if I choose continue?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

XP support is practically dead. I'd use the whole drive for Ubuntu.

If you do not write the changes to disk then the drive is not manipulated. All you are doing is setup some steps for the application to take.

You may want to check the NTFS using scandisk in Windows to be sure it is ok (assuming the data is ok and has not been damaged)

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Roxi Marsen (roximarsen) said : 		#2

I just accepted the resizing of disk as suggested in the installation and it worked without a hitch. I now have a successful dual boot laptop. I need XP for the transition, but will probably want to change the partitions once I figure out what I need from both operating systems.

Thanks for your help.

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