Speaking as a n00b, Fedora Core 2 and 3 (and I can assume 4) were both super easy to use to set up the partitions necessary for a dual boot system along with GRUB (which I agree is excellent).
On 7/11/05, Derek Juba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you're using a distro with a good installer, it will probably be able > to set up the partitioning for you. Just install windows first and then > defrag the disk so that there's space at the end for the new partition > (or at least, that worked when I did a dual boot system a few years back). > > -Derek > > 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 > -- -Randy Baden AIM: Randofu Cell: 301-751-5114
