Re: Installing a dual-boot Linux and Windows system with two hard drives...

2006-06-13 Thread Nyizsnyik Ferenc
On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 18:41 -0400, H.S. wrote: [...] Or, if you want, you can let the Windows stay as it is and use up the part of the disk that had Linux on it as an additional partition for Windows. [...] -HS Even better idea: format that partition in FAT32! This way data exchange

Installing a dual-boot Linux and Windows system with two hard drives...

2006-06-12 Thread Redefined Horizons
I'm currently running Debian Sarge and MS Windows XP Office on the same 8GB hard drive. I talked my IT guy out of a 20 GB hard drive. I'd like to install Debian on the new 20GB harddrive, and install MS Windows on the 8 GB hard drive. Is this possible? Which order should I use to install the

Re: Installing a dual-boot Linux and Windows system with two hard drives...

2006-06-12 Thread Olafur Jens Sigurdsson
Þann 2006-06-12, 14:45:10 (-0700) skrifaði Redefined Horizons: I'm currently running Debian Sarge and MS Windows XP Office on the same 8GB hard drive. I talked my IT guy out of a 20 GB hard drive. I'd like to install Debian on the new 20GB harddrive, and install MS Windows on the 8 GB hard

Re: Installing a dual-boot Linux and Windows system with two hard drives...

2006-06-12 Thread nicolasardissono
El Lunes, 12 de Junio de 2006 18:45, Redefined Horizons escribió: I'm currently running Debian Sarge and MS Windows XP Office on the same 8GB hard drive. I talked my IT guy out of a 20 GB hard drive. I'd like to install Debian on the new 20GB harddrive, and install MS Windows on the 8 GB hard

Re: Installing a dual-boot Linux and Windows system with two hard drives...

2006-06-12 Thread H.S.
Redefined Horizons wrote: I'm currently running Debian Sarge and MS Windows XP Office on the same 8GB hard drive. I talked my IT guy out of a 20 GB hard drive. I'd like to install Debian on the new 20GB harddrive, and install MS Windows on the 8 GB hard drive. Is this possible? Yes. Others

Re: Installing a dual-boot Linux and Windows system with two hard drives...

2006-06-12 Thread Henrique G. Abreu
when installing Debian (noticing that you have many doubts) take care when it asks you about the disk select, configure disks partitions manually (or something like this) then you will have to partition the 20Gb HD, because you'll need a swap give the swap partition, the same size of your ram