Adding FC5 to an XP computer -

[Bob Goodwin]

Jim Cornette wrote:
> Chris Mohler wrote:
>> I recently purchased a Dell with preloaded XP.  This is roughly what I
>> needed to do:
>>
>> 1 - contact the manufacturer, and *insist* that since I purchased
>> Windows XP, that I am entitled to an installation CD (I am).  They
>> eventually gave in.
>>
>> 2 - remove all partitions (including the Dell "restore partition"),
>> install windows from the CD -  partition/format a suitible place for
>> XP to live, and leave the rest as free space.
>>
>> 3 - install fedora.
>>
>> This might seem like a lot of work, but the XP system that Dell
>> pre-loaded was so full of bloatware that it was almost unuseable.
>> Something would pop up every 15 seconds, and heavy-duty apps (blender,
>> games, etc) crawled.  The "fresh" XP was (subjectively) twice as fast
>> as the preloaded system.
>>
>> Just my 2 cents...
>> Chris
>>
>
> If you want to use Norton ghost, you could make an image of your XP 
> installation. Then you could use the ghost image and adjust the XP 
> partition downward. I did this for a work computer and FC6T2 installed 
> fine on the freed up space. This allowed also for noth having the 
> headache of de-fragmenting, resizing and the like for XP and the 
> auxiliary partition. You also have a reliable backup in case the hard 
> disk crashes. You do not need to reinstall all of the service packs 
> for all the M$ OS and other software again either. This was on a Dell 
> computer.
>
>
> Since you are planning to use the second drive for Linux and the first 
> drive as XP, it might not be needed.
It might not be needed but it sounds desirable to me other than
that I would probably have to buy a copy of the Norton Ghost
application, a Windows program I would have little need for beyond
this instance most likely.  I will look into that ...

Thanks.

BobG
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> Jim
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