Can i install windows xp and ubuntu on same partition?
Thundercleese asked:
I have windows xp installed on my computer and i want to install ubuntu using wubi. I hav lots of important data on my hard disk and i dont want to make a new partition. Can i install ubuntu in the same partition as windows?
12.19.08I just installed ubuntu on my pc. I want to browse the windows folder from ubuntu. how do I do that?
FRANK W asked:
I have Windows on master hard disk and Ubuntu on the slave on my pc. I tried to browse the hard disk with windows, ubuntu saw the disk but denied access. what should I do?
12.19.08Can I use both Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux on the same computer?
Amitanshu G asked:
I recently ordered a copy of Ubuntu Linux and it’s still with me though I haven’t started using it. I am going to get a laptop pretty soon( right now I have a desktop with Windows XP) and wish to use both Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux on the same Laptop…I am planning to get a 160 GB hard disk for the laptop and someone told me that it can be done by partitioning the hard disk into two parts one with XP , one with Ubuntu Linux. My question is that this guy who told me about the partitioning also told me that the computer becomes highly unstable and the chances to crash are more as compared to one OS on one computer if two operating systems are there on a single computer , is this true?
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how to install ubuntu with vista?
Sudhan asked:
Hi!!! Well ive been trying to install ubuntu OS with vista home premium on my Dell pc which came preinstalled with Vista OS but in vain.The problem? I do not know how to partition my hard disk.I reffered to the following website for help
http://techtipster.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/step-by-step-guide-on-installing-ubuntu-710-gutsy-gibbon-on-your-vista-computer/
as per the instructions…it said that there wud be an option called as ‘Guided – use the largest continuous free space’ but when i actually tried it out…it showed me no such option, even after shrinking my vista os volume from 90 GB to 70 GB and freeing up a 20Gb unallocated space….i tried out the manual partition option but the 20 GB unallocated space is not even shown in the options….Please Help me Out friends…….i really want to install ubuntu as early as possible
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What program do I need to burn and ISO file?
Ghosty1212 asked:
I want to download Xubuntu, and make a Hard Disk install, and I’m using EasyBCD, how do I make a hard disk install? I am using this as my guide, but the instructions aren’t that clear. http://mag.mypclinuxos.com/html/Issues/200708/page03.html
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Ubuntu on a 1 gig flash drive vs. 8 gig hard drive?
tacopie asked:
I checked out the instructions at http://www.pendrivelinux.com for installing Ubuntu 7.10 on a pen drive. What’s the difference between the persistent type http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/09/28/usb-ubuntu-710-gutsy-gibbon-install/ and the full install on a hard drive(disk) http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/11/13/installing-ubuntu-to-a-usb-hard-drive/ ? Is the former the same as a live cd exept on a usb stick plus the ability to save settings and programs? So is the only difference that through the pen drive ubuntu works a little slower than the full installation? For this you only need the pen drive, right? Btw why can’t you do a full installation of ubuntu on a flash drive instead of a hard drive? Thanks alot!
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Partition question?
SmileyFace saysMerryChristmas!!! asked:
Okay, I’m trying to run a dual-boot on a Windows 98 SE computer with Xubuntu (Linux). I haven’t installed Xubuntu yet because apparently I need to partition the hard disk. It’s a 14 GiB computer. I’ve downloaded freeware called Cute Partition Manager, but I don’t know how to work it or what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
–Smiley
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Can I install Ubuntu without removing any data on my hard disk? Will Live CD removes all data on hard drive?
Blonde Lady asked:
How can I install Ubuntu without erasing hard drive data? Plz help.
08.28.08How to install ubuntu 7.10 on a pen drive ?
shashwatpns asked:
I’ve got a live CD of ubuntu 7.10 gusty gibbon I don’t wanna install it on my hard disk rather on my 2GB pen drive.Can you give me an easy solution for my problem.I can’t download the 700 MB .iso file as my internet connection is slow.
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What tool to do a thorough hard disk surface scan?
msabramo asked:
A couple of weeks ago I tried to install Ubuntu on an oldish machine with an oldish hard drive and ran into all sorts of errors, both with Dapper Drake and Breezy Badger, whereas Dapper runs fine on my main desktop. When I rebooted with the live CD and ran an fsck, there were zillions of errors on the root partition, leading me to believe that perhaps the hard drive has a number of bad sectors which is causing corruption.
Is there a tool that can run off a bootable CD, floppy, etc. that can scan the disk for bad sectors and mark them unusable?
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