Hey i was just wondering if it was possible to have Ubuntu and xp on the one hardrive as i use xp for gaming but i wouldnt mind having Ubuntu for genral stuff
Hey i was just wondering if it was possible to have Ubuntu and xp on the one hardrive as i use xp for gaming but i wouldnt mind having Ubuntu for genral stuff 123456monster
I think you can set up a dual boot, where you would have two partitions, one with XP the other with Ubuntu on it...
I think it partitions when you install it. is it possible to just buy a new harddrive and can chose from which hardrive i want when i boot up the pc?123456monster
I should think so... You could choose when you turn on the computer by tapping F8, or F11 depending on your motherboard...
yes it is possible i have the exact same setup on my laptop. The way i accomplished it is, with my Windows XP CD, I went to reinstall my Windows XP operating system. when in the reinstallation setup screen, somewhere along the lines you have options to wipe your hard drive, and partition it. then you can partition it. then after reinstalling windows xp, you put ur linux cd in and install it on the other partition then after both are installed, when you start up your computer it asks you which operating system you'd like to use and if u dont choose, after 10 seconds it goes by default to ur primary one. ubuntu is a great linux, very very easy to use and very very nci
Ok Thanks, ill porberly buy a new hardrive. Thanks for the help!123456monster
You definitely could. Ubuntu comes with an easy installation setup. The thing I don't like about it though is it overrules the Windows boot loader, replacing it with GRUB boot loader. But there may be ways to change it back to Windows loader though, I'm not sure. Ubuntu wasn't stable on my 5 year old PC, so I had to get rid of it. Make sure to keep a backup of your system, for you may want to switch back to just windows!
[QUOTE="123456monster"]Ok Thanks, ill porberly buy a new hardrive. Thanks for the help!GRiMeY
You definitely could. Ubuntu comes with an easy installation setup. The thing I don't like about it though is it overrules the Windows boot loader, replacing it with GRUB boot loader. But there may be ways to change it back to Windows loader though, I'm not sure. Ubuntu wasn't stable on my 5 year old PC, so I had to get rid of it. Make sure to keep a backup of your system, for you may want to switch back to just windows! How do i back up the system, as ive only got a pre install of windows on my hardrive, i dont own a disk of windows
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