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xxsmarty
March 17th, 2011, 10:32 AM
How to install ubuntu along windows 64 bit?
I have ubuntu on my PC and i want both Windows and Ubuntu. What can i do?

TechSupportx86
March 17th, 2011, 10:42 AM
Well for starters the easiest way to dual-boot is to install Windows First so ubuntu installs the GRUB boot-loader over top of the windows loader.

Second option is to install XP on an empty partition (or better yet a spare drive) and then re-install GRUB, altho i have only read of people doing this, never done it myself (in other words, possible but it can be tricky)

Thund3rstruck
March 17th, 2011, 01:00 PM
OR you could use VMWare to virtualize windows within Linux (though I personally prefer to have a physical machine dedicated to dual booting).

Frogs Hair
March 17th, 2011, 02:12 PM
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot