Dual Boot

Sn1P3R · 02-02-2008, 07:11 PM

I got my computer pre-installed with vista, and i really want to try Linux. How do i dual boot both OS?

Big B · 03-02-2008, 01:49 AM

Well, if you don't want to mess around with the hard drive, you can try a Live CD. A live CD simply has the OS running off the CD rather than the hard drive.

If you do install Linux, you'll need a separate partition or hard drive.
Following that, you'd just install the particular distro (<strike>Mandrake</strike>Mandriva, SuSe, Ubuntu, etc.) on said partition/drive. It should have a bootloader that allows you to boot between Linux and Windows.

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 27 Male Posts: 9,593 Times Helpful: 584 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Well, if you don't want to mess around with the hard drive, you can try a Live CD. A live CD simply has the OS running off the CD rather than the hard drive. If you do install Linux, you'll need a separate partition or hard drive. Following that, you'd just install the particular distro (<strike>Mandrake</strike>Mandriva, SuSe, Ubuntu, etc.) on said partition/drive. It should have a bootloader that allows you to boot between Linux and Windows. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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