If you're going to repartition the hard drive, this can be pretty easy. I generally use two drives, but the theory is the same, I should think.
Use Linux fdisk to do the repartition. Make a hundred megs or so of /boot at the start of the disk. The next partition should be Windows (use FAT32). After that, make the rest of your Linux partitions (/, /home, and swap are my usual choices). Next, install WindowsXP. It _should_ give you a choice of where to install it. Pick your FAT32 partition. Continue onwards. Then, install Linux. If you can help it, _don't use LILO_. GRUB is, overall, the superior bootloader, since it doesn't have the inane 1024 cylinders limitation, and you can modify grub.conf without reinstalling the entire bootloader. I don't know about you, but rewriting my MBR every time I want to try a new kernel makes me nervous... -DMZ On Mon, 2005-07-11 at 07:41 -0400, J. Milgram wrote: > Have a new laptop. Had been thinking of simply trashing the XP system it > came with, but now maybe I'll try a dual-boot setup. It's been a long > while since I've done one of these. Will probably just fdisk to make a > couple of new partitions, install Linux then re-install XP into one of the > new partitions (it came with a CD for same). Anything special to watch out > for? Will I have to re-install LILO after installing XP or something like > that? Hazy memories of doing this with W95 ... > > thanks > Judah
