 Winxp, Winvista And Linux Multiboot, Is it possible? |
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 Apr 29 2007, 12:52 PM
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Super Member  Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 3-February 07 From: Algeria Member No.: 38,241  |
ok thanks to all but I won't do that caus I'm afraid from the boot of Windows not the files.. I think that I have a solution I decided to do something else to test installing Kubuntou like my situation..
So I'll do a virtual PC and create a virtual disk drive, partition it and install WinXP and WinVista just like my real PC and then install the Kubuntou and see what will happen  all that i'll do it with Microsoft Virtual PC |
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May 2 2007, 09:07 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 3-February 07 From: Algeria Member No.: 38,241 |
ok I've installed it and it's amazing... the installation didn't affect the other systems so the partition manager of kubuntu did his clean work just what 'rvalkass' said, first I manually resized the primary partition and did an (ext) and a (swap) partitions so the Linux will be installed in (ext).
and for Booting Linux will do his own boot loader which contains a link to windows boot loader too, so you can enter to windows boot menu separately... that's all guys thanks to all. |
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Aug 16 2007, 11:35 AM
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Core2Q-QX6800 Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,093 Joined: 3-August 04 From: Nigeria Member No.: 569 |
QUOTE I am very interested how did you installed you Windows Vista on logical partition because as far as I know you can install operating system on the primary partition at least I had to do it on my system where I run windows XP and linux. And there is limitation for four partitions that is four primary partitions because all logical partitions are held in one primary partition at least i understand it this way. QUOTE OK here are few things from my experience. Firstly always install windows because if you install linux firstly then when you install windows windows has tendency to delete your master boot record and you cannot run your linux anymore. So Firstly install windows. then another windows then linux. I think that you are kind of wrong here. Yes I know that you cannot boot into your Linux OS after booting Windows but there is still an option where u can restore your Linux boot config into the master boot record. All you have to do is to boot into your Linux console using the Linux installation CD and thereafter, type the partition you installed the Linux OS and let the bootloader in the installation CD query the partition and if it finds a viable Linux Installation for your Distro, zap...it boots it and then you can go into your Linux CP to write a fresh boot loader into the master boot record and everything will be fine from there. QUOTE However as you have windows already installed I would suggest that you use any software to build new partitions and build new primary partition you would need also one for the linux swap it best that you leave some space for it also. because linux that is unix baseed systems run better with it. Also when you make your new primary partition you jsut go and install your linux on it. However watch out that you do not intentionally click or press enter to format all the disk because you would lose your data. You have to create a swap partition for your Linux installation typically before or after your main Linux partition. Dnt forget that or your Linux installation will not function properly. |
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Sep 18 2007, 12:19 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 17-September 07 Member No.: 50,160 |
other wise try WUBI in your Win XP. It'll install the Kubuntu and if it does mess up, just delete it from the Win XP. That's the only way I could install Ubuntu (I have a manufacture BIOS password I can't seem to shake) Just google Wubi and it'll download and install. One thing though, it'll take around an hr depending on your internet speed to download the install file.
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Oct 5 2007, 11:30 AM
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Core2Q-QX6800 Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,093 Joined: 3-August 04 From: Nigeria Member No.: 569 |
QUOTE i think that Windows Vista is not so friendly with Linux. I installed Ubuntu in my PC that already has Windows XP Pro SP2 and Windows Vista installed in seperate partitions. The installation of Ubuntu was easy and smooth. There was no problem setting up GRUB, the boot loader for linux. But after that my system failed to boot, the Boot got corrupted as Windows Vista didnt allow the access to the boot files. so I had to remove Ubuntu and then reset the boot to get things back to normal. This is mostly bue to the incompatability of Vista boot loader with that of non-windows os loaders. But this may also be due to the non-support of Vista by GRUB. I was searching for a solution but could'nt find one sad.gif I am having exactly the same problems right now. I have Windows XP Professional in my first primary partition and Windows Vista Ultimate in the 2nd primary partition and then a third logical partition I use as backup partition. I created out about 6.5GB of space which was split between the Linux root (/) and the Linux swap partition from the three partitions that was there before. There was no problems and the Ubuntu installation went very smoothly. Now, I cant boot into any of my Windows partitions for some reason which I am yet to figure out. I have tried repairing the Vista boot loader but it tells me dat it cant find any problems in there and that I should contact my system administrator. Well, I am gonna try a 2nd option. Repair the Windows XP boot manager with the fixmbr command in the Windows XP repair console and that will leave me with WinXP as the only bootable OS and then get Vista working again by repairing Vista's boot manager. Then, I am gonna edit the BCD with a free software called EasyBCD. I hope it is gonna work 'cos I really wanna use the Ubuntu n at the same time, I dont wanna loose my Windows OSes either. |
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Oct 5 2007, 11:46 AM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 786 Joined: 13-April 07 From: mreža Member No.: 41,558 |
I was in similar situation and I must say to you that it is better to install windows before linux because I have once experienced when I had linux installed first that windows would gladly delete that is update Master Boot Record but it will not then leave way of linux records and so when you start your computer windows would automatically boot and computer would act like there is no Linux installed on the system. However I think that such things shouldn't happen anymore.
And I would like to point out that you should install it and if everything goes OK that is if there are no any sign of some wierd things then you should have Linux on your system. Eventhougb I don't know why do you need som many operating system on single computer. |
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