Linux How To: Getting Windows Ready for Dual Boot

[megastef920]

can i install it on D?

please answer quickly

[Becerra69ify]

if i install it in hard disk D, ¿can it read the information in hardisk C?

[BarbaitosHammand]

can i do this with an external hard drive

[bobpwnthee]

lol it says i have 0 mb available to shink, even tho 202 GB of my hard drive is free, help please?

[acornty]

@bobpwnthee seriously this is happening to so many people yet i haven't seen one person who's had a fix :(

[haloween101]

ok so how to i go from Linux to vista back and fourth????

[poindextrox]

blog dont work?

[CoverlessTech]

I've been switching over some stuff. The new site should be up this weekend.

[nikkokyaw]

if i already have my hard disk partition as C AND D, ... is that ready for Linux? Do I still need to do shrink or something? My Pc is XP.

[CoverlessTech]

If you install on C or D you will erase everything on that partition.

It is a little harder in XP because XP doesn't have a built in partition tool like Vista does. You can download an ISO tool called GParted(google it), that will allow you to shrink a volume and create the "unallocated free space" that you need for dual booting.

[nikkokyaw]

kubuntu or Ubuntu.. when i google, the result show Kubuntu and Ubuntu... Both... which one is better and right? thank you so much

[CoverlessTech]

They are both right, Kubuntu uses KDE and Ubuntu uses GNOME. Right now I am using Mandriva as my main linux distribution and would actually suggest that. Installing is very similar to the way you install ubuntu and kubuntu.

[gamecuberulers]

im trying to install it in a dual boot with windows 2k... i cant shrink my C drive... would i just be better off taking off windows and just installing linux? i don't realy care about windows on this laptop.

[CoverlessTech]

You can use GParted(google it) to get the space if you want. As for getting rid of Windows I would normally say no if it is your first run but since it is 2k*cough* and you don't really care about it I'd say go ahead.

Run linux from the Live CD first to make sure the computer can handle it though.

[gamecuberulers]

yea i tried to install ubuntu on it and it needed 256MB of ram my system only had 253MB lol

so now i'm gonna install xubuntu...

but how do i uninstall ubuntu if i cant even get into it? i already installed it

[CoverlessTech]

No need to uninstall. Just stick the xbuntu disc in and install over it :) , these new GUIs are really upping the requirements to run Linux.

[gamecuberulers]

is it ok if my C drive already has c drive and factory image... could i still add the space for linux?

[CoverlessTech]

of course. The windows vista partition tool will only work with up to 4 partitions. After that you should look into GParted. Since you only have 2 it will be fine.

[camboy1132]

hi its me again. when I go to my Computer & hit manage. you where showing how to shrink the C drive smaller. I cant find shink button to do that. Im on Windows XP. keep in touch me me

[CoverlessTech]

Did you go to my website? I explain in the writeup that this is for Vista only and to do it in XP it takes a little more work. Check out my website and read my all my linux post there(website in the sidebar), also make sure to check out the newest video I just put up about Wubi.

[camboy1132]

do you like Linux. why do u chose Linux is there a good reason. ((((( some one told me u get Less Viruses)))))) Viruses Like to attack Microsoft so that why she chose linux. She was raving about linux & how much she loves it. my Computer Export said he like it better because it was not as Complicated as Microsoft & sayin Microsoft was pain in the butt. Back to this Video u made are those the reason u like it as well. ?