How to dual boot .?

[smith78]

Hi Friends,
I am so tried ti dual boot in my system . i m using windows xp but i m installed new opreating system linux. but i m not installed linux in my system.
mu pc configuration.
intel chipset dual core.
1gb ram
320 gb hdd
pls give me any sugeestion.
how to installed linux in my system,?

[Whirly]

What linux distro do you want to install?
If you've never used linux before, I suggest starting off with Ubuntu. Download the iso and burn it on a CD, put the CD in the cd tray and restart PC. It should pop up with installation screen, if not, restart PC, go into your BIOS and disable your IDE Primary Master (i.e. your hard drive). Restart PC, and it should pop up with a menu. After that, just choose install ubuntu, and it'll be easy sailing from there. When you get to a screen, it'll ask where to allocate the installation at. Make sure you choose to create a partition and install it along side of Windows XP.

[keeflex]

Make a partition then install

[Universal]

Yea, there's programs to make partitions, then all you need is the OS cd. (iso)

[SphexaHost]

Install it in a partition.

[margaret]

Hello,

Understand What You're Doing

Dual booting is a nice idea - however, you do need to understand what you're doing. Meddling around with drive partitions and boot sectors might cause you to lose data. So one thing that I'd advise you to do is to do more research into your dual booting needs first - do you really need to dual boot? Think about that before embarking on this little dual booting adventure.

Back up data

The first thing you must do - the FIRST thing - is to back up all your critical documents and files. Also, make sure you back up and try to restore those documents back. I've seen many folks who use an imaging program (e.g. Acronis TrueImage) and successfully back up their documents. However, when their system crashes and they try to restore the files - it doesn't work. So always, always make sure you back up and try restoring the documents before proceeding to the next steps. Another option for back up is to get an external hard disk - this is a simpler solution. If you get a big external hard disk, you can copy all your documents over and they will be quite safe.

[aasifaalamkhan]

you can request free cd of latest ubuntu 9.10 to your home for free

[garryamin]

These is one of the great idea. For all these you have to take back up the data. For these always make sure you back up and try restoring the documents before proceeding to the next steps. Another option for back up is to get an external hard disk this is a simpler solution.

[mccloreh]

you have to make a partition first

[dillonmetty]

Build a computer and hard drive, which should have been a PC game and I thought, why not encode the computer and the game so I have a 1 TB hard disk 7 Pro for Windows and hard disk 160 GB how Xubuntu 10.04 Could I start this twice?