Can't install Windows XP and Ubuntu linux on same computer
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Can't install Windows XP and Ubuntu linux on same computer
..with 2 separate hard drives. I have 2 separate hard drives which i want to have windows xp pro which i'm using my dell installation cd and ubuntu which i downloaded free of charge. Why won't windows install on a separate hard drive and vica versa with linux? It tells me that my hard drive doesn't have a valid windows partition when i create a new raw partition on my 'D' hard drive when the 2 hard drives are separate (i have linux installed on my 'C' hard drive) .... i'm very confused, probably something i'm missing, also sort of a newbie cuz i've never tried 2 OS's on one machine before. A little help would be awesome.
I'm just guessing because I've never installed multiple OS's on different drives -- always on the same drive. Install winXP first. Partition your drive and then install Ubuntu. Then GRUB will pick up on both bootable partitions. Use the second drive to store your files. There is probably a way to do what you're talking about, but it would involve manually adjusting GRUB and some auto mount stuff to be sure.
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yes..
I think what you're going to want to do is look into a partioner program..
Partition commander and partition magic come to mind immediately..
Check into that. Just remember, windows is very GREEDY with space, so what I think you should do is either reinstall the windows onto the proper hardrive, or maybe slave your drive (if i read right you have 2 hardrives) and send all the info over to hardrive 2, then have hardrive 1 for ubuntu.
however, why not just do a dual boot. GRUB facilitates very nicely a windows loader and a linux loader.
Partition commander and partition magic come to mind immediately..
Check into that. Just remember, windows is very GREEDY with space, so what I think you should do is either reinstall the windows onto the proper hardrive, or maybe slave your drive (if i read right you have 2 hardrives) and send all the info over to hardrive 2, then have hardrive 1 for ubuntu.
however, why not just do a dual boot. GRUB facilitates very nicely a windows loader and a linux loader.
Install windows on the master disk first, then install ubuntu on the slave disk - but ensure that GRUB is installed on the master disk's MBR.
Aim for a structure like:
Aim for a structure like:
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Disk1 (hda): |GRUB| -- windows -- |
Disk2 (hdb): |swap| -- ubuntu -- |