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tiamat2009-berlin
March 29th, 2009, 06:36 PM
I have a new lapttop with Vista. I don't want this touched. I want to install Ubuntu on an external disc and boot from it when I want to start ubuntu. If I do this, will my laptop's disc be untouched?
PhrankDaChickenGeek
March 29th, 2009, 06:54 PM
No, your laptop disk shouldn't be touched. Just make sure you select the external disk when formatting and such.

See this link on how to set it up (on a USB key):
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/live-ubuntu-810-usb-persistent-install-windows/
Old_Grey_Wolf
March 29th, 2009, 07:47 PM
I have a new lapttop with Vista. I don't want this touched. I want to install Ubuntu on an external disc and boot from it when I want to start ubuntu. If I do this, will my laptop's disc be untouched?

Have you considered using Wubi? Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application. The website is http://wubi-installer.org/

You could also try Virtualbox to run it on top of Vista. The website is http://www.virtualbox.org/