Adding FC5 to an XP computer -

Bob Goodwin bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
Wed Aug 30 19:28:59 UTC 2006


Paul Smith wrote:
> On 8/30/06, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin at wildblue.net> wrote:
>> >> I'm about to add an 80G sata second drive to a Dell 2.8G XP computer
>> >> that I wish to boot to both Linux and Windows XP. I have the FC5 DVD
>> >> from which I intend to do the install.
>> >>
>> >> What do I need to know before I start?  XP Home is already 
>> installed and
>> >> I have no way to reinstall it, no o/s CD's are provided.  There will
>> >> probably be choices for locating boot and grub, what is best to do
>> >> there?
>> >>
>> >> Any suggestions, reference material, etc. appreciated.
>> >
>> > Do you have spare hard disk space not allocated to Windows XP?
>>
>> I assume the present drive is entirely formatted as a Windows partition,
>> it's a factory install?
>>
>> That's why I elected to use a second drive for Linux.  The existing
>> drive is 80G and 10G would be more than enough for XP which gets little
>> use ...
>
> If you plan to add a second hard disk, then you only need to install
> FC5 on the second hard disk. In principle, grub will detect your
> Windows XP and you will be able to boot in both operating systems.
>
> Paul
>
Good, that's what I want to hear.  I won't have the equipment
until tomorrow, then the moment of truth!

Thanks.

BobG




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