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how do i partision my laptop for XP & ubuntu

Asked by jeff

I HAVE INSTELLED UBUNTU 8.10 AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO INSTALL WINDOWS XP "if i can use this boot disc to begain with.is there anyone that can get me a play by play of what to do in this case "{i have a pro stundent xp boot disc aswell it came with windows XP PRO RECOVERY CD "BUCK UP"
THATS ALL I CAN GIVE YOU FOR INFO. FOR NOW..........
THANKS GUYS,
.....................JEFF...........................P.S.......AGIAN LOL

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Abi ^-^ (abiyasa-eka) said : 		#1

Just prepare partition to install windows, after that, just install it ...
When windows installed, you can't boot to ubuntu, it's because windows has replace the mbr ....

Go to this page

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

just follow the command in quick start...

Thank you

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peter (peter-neuweiler) said : 		#2

First install Windows. And after that install Ubuntu. There where you have to choose the partition respectively the used disc space make sure, that you choose the solution to have more than one operating system.

This affects the GRUB-Loader. You can find a description here: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/dualboot

Hope it helps.
Peter

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#3

Installing Windows is tough. After installing the basic OS you'll need various other programs but there are often Windows versions of many of the packages you use in Ubuntu - for example OpenOffice
http://www.openoffice.org/

Has programs a lot like Word and Excel but allows documents to be saved in the popular pdf format that you would normally have to buy yet another to do. Similarly the email client Thunderbird has a Windows version.

I'll give you another link giving the same advice as the above two peoples, but there's is either prettier and easier to follow or more precise about the crucial bit
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#4

To sort out the partitioning part I would use the Ubuntu Cd as a Live Cd, meaning bootup from it but don't install anything. Then go to

System - Administration - Partition Editor

you might need to right click and "umount" the ext3 (Ubuntu) partition and the linux-swap before it'll allow you to resize them.

Pleae make sure you have backed up your /home folder to dvd's or external drive or something as the partitioning process can easily go wrong and lose your data, if your not careful enough!

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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jeff (morrowjeff) said : 		#5

hi guys,
thank you for the input .i will try this and get back to you.might not be till the weekend
thanks
jeff

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#6

Thanks feel free to re-post this question if you have further issues with it or post a new question if you manage to find a new problem ;)

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion

Thanks for closing this question so that people don't keep trying to answer it ;)
Thanks and regards from
Tom :)