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?
01.4.09How can I install Windows XP on an Ubuntu, Linux OS?
biohazard asked:
It’s me again. I inserted the XP installer cd then restarted the system. On the start-up the screen says, “PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD…”, but that doesn’t work. i repeated it several times but ubuntu doesn’t seem to respond whenever i am pressing a key to boot from cd. ubuntu is just starting the system without booting.
any help?
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How to install Windows XP Pro on a pc with Ubuntu as the only OS?
xxfftlxx@sbcglobal.net asked:
Ok i need some serious help here. My laptop, as of right now, has Ubuntu as its OS. I came across an unused Windows XP Pro CD and want to install it. I booted to the CD and tried to install it, but it crashes. I searched some forums and from what i gather i have to delete the Linux partitions before i can install Windows XP. Thats where i get stuck. How do i delete the linux partitions? I have the Ubuntu cd if that helps. Thanks for all help!
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Any OS that can load nothing but a browser?
just another answerless person asked:
Hi, I want some kind of Operating System like DOS (preferably non-graphical) that can load a browser like Firefox (including graphics). I don’t need any other program installed. The reason I want this is because I want to be able to turn on my computer and just check my mail without having a long list of unnecessary programs starting in the background.
Some people I asked suggested I try one of the Linux Distros; well, I’ve already tried a lot of them (Xubuntu, DSL, VectorLinux, etc) and they load even slower than my Windows XP.
Bear in mind that I only want this as an additional OS to be installed in another partition of my hard drive. By the way, I have a Pentium 4 with 512 ram and a 30gb disk.
Well, I hope you can help me out. Thanks
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when my system boot i can’t find the screen for dual booting?
sabu k asked:
I have installed windows xp professional and ubuntu linux feisty fawn on my computer. but when i reboot i can’t find the screen asking dual booting. the computer directly boots into ubuntu linux. is there any way to see the dual booting screen and select the windows xp professional.
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What is the right way to dual boot Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux?
Andrew asked:
I want Windows XP to be the default OS. Do I install XP on drive C? Do I need a boot manager? If so, what is the best boot manager?
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I have kubuntu and windows 2003 dual booted how do I add win XP?
electrongalaxy asked:
I have kubuntu with grub intalled and I have windows server 2003 installed I also want to add windows xp for programs that don’t run well in 2003.
this is my partition
[win2k3 100gb | kubuntu 48gb | kubuntu (swap I think)1gb]
So I want to carve out a partition for windows xp and have grub see it and everything. how do I proceed?
any details I left out let me know, thanks
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How to backup files on a computer with a corrupted OS?
Tim asked:
OK, so someone I know has a copy (literally, a copy) of windows XP and now it says that it’s not validated and wont boot into windows. Now, I’m going to install Linux on it (xubuntu) but I want to back everything up first. How can I do this? I’m messing with puppy linux on a live CD but would like to know if there is a better way.
Thanks in advance,
Well, there is another computer that can be used and I will be using my iPod as an external hard drive to back up the files.
The computer wont do anything so… I need a live cd to do anythign with it
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Can 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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Can you download windows media player 11 with the operating system “ubuntu”?
Michelle D asked:
Windows media player can be downloaded to your computer if you have windows xp but i don’t. There’s another operating system called ubuntu. If anyone is using ubuntu can you tell me if you can download wmp11.
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