[clug] XP and partitions

Collins, Steve Steve.Collins at industry.gov.au
Tue Jun 1 00:10:19 GMT 2004


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Simon

>I need to install XP along side (one of) my linux partitions.
>Does anyone know if XP will respect these partitions, lilo etc. ?
>The MS site seems to say it does, but I don't believe them :)

I've set up several boxes (laptop and desktop) this way.  The general approach is:

- - Install XP on machine
- - Partition HDD to keep XP in a partition of size n (where n is the size you need) using partitioning tool of choice (I use Partition Manager - http://www.partition-manager.com/)
- - Start up CD-based install of distro of choice (I am a RH/Fedora person, but I imagine it's not much different across distros)
- - Smart installer sets up Linux in empty partition space/other drive and intelligently partitions for you (with or without user intervention)
- - GRUB/LILO manages boot time OS selection

Steve
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