geomatic
September 23rd, 2012, 02:30 AM
Hello, my first post here-I hope it helps.
I am trying to dual boot Ubuntu 12.04(64-bit) and xp with Ubuntu already installed. It seems like older versions of Ubuntu allowed partitioning through the windows* live cd and a "run without install" selection. I have tried and have found no way to partition the hard drive.
So I tried to install xp (32 bit-home edition) and it ran into an error during the install that caused it to stop.
Now I am at a loss. Can I install my xp first without error? Is it because my HD is not configured for it.
Or can I set up a dual boot without having to re-install Ubuntu?
I want to learn this stuff because I plan on later installing windows 7 as the dual boot (it is a long story-I need the xp to download the windows 7 disk so I can later set up dual boot with 7)(what a hassle I know).
*ubuntu (edit)
I am trying to dual boot Ubuntu 12.04(64-bit) and xp with Ubuntu already installed. It seems like older versions of Ubuntu allowed partitioning through the windows* live cd and a "run without install" selection. I have tried and have found no way to partition the hard drive.
So I tried to install xp (32 bit-home edition) and it ran into an error during the install that caused it to stop.
Now I am at a loss. Can I install my xp first without error? Is it because my HD is not configured for it.
Or can I set up a dual boot without having to re-install Ubuntu?
I want to learn this stuff because I plan on later installing windows 7 as the dual boot (it is a long story-I need the xp to download the windows 7 disk so I can later set up dual boot with 7)(what a hassle I know).
*ubuntu (edit)