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joanfrank
October 2nd, 2010, 05:24 AM
I am new to linux
the computer is an ibm thinkpad type 23882 fm
intel pentium 4 pcu 2.4 ghz
mem 256 mb
it appears that i have managed to load 10.04 with the hdd partitioned, and to me ubuntu appears to function.
the problem is that i cant boot ms win xp.
when attempting to boot xp i get a black screen with cursor flashing in the top left of the screen, and nothing more.
ctrl alt delete gets a restart
can any one make sense of this and assist to get xp to boot.
please keep it simple im an old codger and lost most of my short term memory due to a few minor strokes.
thanks all.