Trying to make a dual boot with xp on 8.04

[Nidding]

I just made a claean install of 8.04 on my acer laptop, anad left an unpartitioned space for a n xp install. But when I try to install xp, it claims that there is no harddisc installed. Can anyone tell me how to get the installer to recognice the free space on my hd?

[Nidding]

No one?

[alan34]

Found this

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_linux_and_windows_xp_linux_instal led_first.htm

Never tried it so at your own risk. Normally XP is installed first much easier.

[Therion]

Is this a SATA hard drive you're talking about? If so, and if your XP install disc is pre-Service Pack 1 (meaning SP-1 has not been included on the CD), you're going to run into issues with XP not recognizing a SATA hard drive. It wasn't until SP-1 that SATA drivers became native to Windows XP.

[shark1997]

If windows is installed first it is MUCH EASIER.