[wplug] Linux/Windows Dual Boot System Setup

[The Wall's mail]

Thanks to Ben, Phil and John for the advice.  I'll install W98 first and
followup with Linux.  Wish me luck!

Jef Wall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Beige" <b.beige at zoominternet.net>
To: <wplug at wplug.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [wplug] Linux/Windows Dual Boot System Setup


> My experience is always install the lesser OS first, meaning start w/ the
> lowest version of windows your going to have on the system and work your
> way up, THEN install Linux
>
> Ben
>
> At 01:29 PM 11/29/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >I have a new system with a 60GB hard drive.  In a dual boot setup, should
I
> >loadup Linux or Windows first?  Any preference on which version of
Windows?
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Phil" <sublime78ska at comcast.net>
> >To: <wplug at wplug.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:59 AM
> >Subject: Re: [wplug] Linux/Windows Dual Boot System Setup
> >
> >
> > > On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 07:34:53 -0500, The Wall's mail
> > > <wall.family at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > As a Linux novice (and I mean novice), I'm looking for detailed
> > > > instructions on how to set up a dual boot Linux/Windows system.
> > > > Recommendations on which versions of Linux and Windows work best
> > > > together would also be of help.  A website address with most or all
of
> > > > this would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Jef Wall
> > >
> > > I have two PC's with W2K and WinME on it, one with an 80gb harddrive
and
> > > the other with two 30gb harddrives.  I installed Mankdrake Linux.  The
> > > install created the partitions and updated the boot sector so I could
boot
> > > into either OS.  If I chose Windows, then the windows boot selector
would
> > > come up giving me the choice between W2K and WinME.  If I chose Linux,
> > > Linux would boot.  IIRC, the first thing I did was to defragment the
drive
> > > so there would be a large area of unused disk.
> > >
> > > The distro-specific mailing lists probably will provide a lot of help
with
> > > installation.  I know the mandrake lists did for me.
> > >
> > > Phil
> > > --
> > > Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client:
http://www.opera.com/m2/
> > > and Mandrake Linux 9.2: www.mandrakesoft.com
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