Comments on: Partitioning to dual boot Linux and Windows walkthrough

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:38:16 +0000

Wow, what a great tutorial. I am no dummy, and no geek for that matter. But I believe this step tutorial could be understood by anyone! Thanks, it is what I was searching for.

By: Mickael

Mickael — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:50:45 +0000

Hello and “bravo” for the great tuto.

I am really thinking about moving forward to Linux, as a “windows designed mind” I am still wondering which Linux will more fit me. Any suggestion ? Ubuntu ?

Thanks for your help

Mike

By: Irina Zotman

Irina Zotman — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:23:37 +0000

Hi, thanks for the step by step information. I’m planning to use your directions to do a double boot on my computer windows/linux. I’m not too savvy with computers so this might be a dumb question to you. I already have partion magic but it’s 4.0 (an old version, I know). Does that matter, or do I need to get the newest version you refer to in your directions?

Thanks
Irina

By: Irina Zotman

Irina Zotman — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:32:53 +0000

Thanks
Irina

By: prasad

prasad — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:59:40 +0000

i’ve already installed linux in extended drive on windows running machine with all necessary step of partitions, but i didn’t come across the option for dual boot selection. Pls
reply me what should i do for dual boot selection option.

Regards
Prasad

By: alyssa

alyssa — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:29:23 +0000

I slready have linux on my comuter and I need to know how to put windows back on it for a dual boot. I used partionmagic 7.0. Can someone please help me figure out how to fix it so that I can acess both linux and windows.

Thanks!

By: Karen Patel

Karen Patel — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:48:46 +0000

I have a 80 GB drive. There is already a partition of Win_XP_Home (Size is about 20 GB but does not matter, as I can resize it with PM) . I want to leave this as an isolated partition and create say 2 more partitions for Win_XP_Pro & Win_Vista installs .
When I tried to insatll WinXP pro on a second Primary parton beyond 20 GB of Win_XP_Home, it fails stating “No hard drive Found” which is because it is beyond 1024 cylinder (about 8GB from start) . I do NOT want to multi boot off the Win_XP_Home partition. I want to leave that alone.

My question is if it is safe to do the following :-
1. Move the existing Win_XP_Home partition away from the beginning D: drive (If not hidden)
2. Create a small primary partition of say 500 MB (s you explain above) C: Drive
3. Install dual boot Win_XP_Pro and WinVista on the 500MB partition (with only the minimal boot up files located there) , and install the WinXp_Pro and WinVista Operating System and other application programs, data etc on two other seperate partitions towards the end,one each for WinXPPro and WinVista
Would this work ? Or can you suggest a better solution

I have a desktop with a 40 GB drive, but this works with 4 completely isolated Primary partitions (each booting on its own…I change settings via f Ranish Partion manager or using Computer Mangement to select the active partition) . I am told it works (beyond 1024 cylinders) so because the BIOS allows LBA. Is it true or what is the delio here . Why can’t do the same on the laptop with 80 GB ?

Thanks

By: Prasad

Prasad — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:00:43 +0000

I have installed linux on windows xp,i did’nt partitioned 100mb at the begining, as you mentioned above. Now i couldn’t boot linux. what option do i have now to dual boot.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:59:03 +0000

I manually set my paritons through Windows XP. I’m going to install LinuxXP. You say to make a partiton of about 100MB. Is this step absolutly needed, or just a precaution?

By: SUMAN GANGOPADHYAY

SUMAN GANGOPADHYAY — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:18:12 +0000

i have a compaq1235il with 250mb ram preinstalled from the hp. can i instal an other external ram on my other ram slot of the computer? as the company is telling me that u have to purchase the ram from us then it can work. can mathing the FSB of the pre-installed ram of the new one will do the job ?
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