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phypps
I have been playing with Ubuntu guest virtual machine on Vista host.
I am toying with the idea of dual booting and installing it properly.
Can I run an Ubuntu Live CD on a Vista machine (to check whether all my
hardware is compatible, etc) without it affecting my Vista installation in
any way ?
As I understand it, I will just be booting from the CD without putting
anything on my hard disk at all.
But I would seek assurance that it really isn't going to do me any harm.
If I decide that my hardware is OK (its a fairly high spec machine running
Vista Ultimate 64 bit) what is the best way to go about it?
I have a 750Gb disk which I reckon I can afford to give 200Gb to Ubuntu.
Should I repartition from windows?
Do I need another program (if so what?) or does Windows itself handle this?
How do I install Ubuntu but still retain control over which operating system
I want to run?
Vista will still be my main OS. I don't particularly want ubuntu to have
control of the booting process.
How do I make sure that Vista is still in control, but I can choose to boot
ubuntu if I want?
(I have read postings that suggest that Ubuntu takes control of the booting
process and that it is difficult to reset if I choose to uninstall)
(Also some note about where this goes and possibly affecting the Vista boot
process) ??
Tips from anyone who has actually done this (and pitfalls to avoid) would be
greatly appreciated.
Phypps
I am toying with the idea of dual booting and installing it properly.
Can I run an Ubuntu Live CD on a Vista machine (to check whether all my
hardware is compatible, etc) without it affecting my Vista installation in
any way ?
As I understand it, I will just be booting from the CD without putting
anything on my hard disk at all.
But I would seek assurance that it really isn't going to do me any harm.
If I decide that my hardware is OK (its a fairly high spec machine running
Vista Ultimate 64 bit) what is the best way to go about it?
I have a 750Gb disk which I reckon I can afford to give 200Gb to Ubuntu.
Should I repartition from windows?
Do I need another program (if so what?) or does Windows itself handle this?
How do I install Ubuntu but still retain control over which operating system
I want to run?
Vista will still be my main OS. I don't particularly want ubuntu to have
control of the booting process.
How do I make sure that Vista is still in control, but I can choose to boot
ubuntu if I want?
(I have read postings that suggest that Ubuntu takes control of the booting
process and that it is difficult to reset if I choose to uninstall)
(Also some note about where this goes and possibly affecting the Vista boot
process) ??
Tips from anyone who has actually done this (and pitfalls to avoid) would be
greatly appreciated.
Phypps