Windows XP & Fedora on one computer

Mike Burger mburger at bubbanfriends.org
Thu Oct 2 16:50:26 UTC 2008


> Aaron Konstam wrote:
>> On Thu, 2008-10-02 at 10:53 -0400, Mike Burger wrote:
>>>
>>> That way, if I want to boot Windows, I just leave the USB key
>>> disconnected
>>> and boot the system...if I want to boot Fedora, I just plug in the USB
>>> key, and boot the system.
>>>
>> I have ben doing this using grub (and preciously lilo) for at least the
>> last 15 years. Works like a charm. No need for a USB key.
>>
> Add me to the list that has used that method for years. I have a
> laptop that dual boots F8 and XP. Once I get some more memory in it,
> I will probably run XP in VirtualBox.

This is actually my plan for my current dual-booting laptop...it currently
has Vista installed, with F8 booting from USB, and I'd like to go all
Linux with Windows in a VM.

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