Ubuntu Express: Can it setup a partition and dual-boot with Windows

[Karl Goetz]

David Whyte wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have been running Ubuntu for a while on my mythTV box with great
> success and have decided perhaps I should install Ubuntu on my
> everyday laptop.
> 
> Now, whilst I am a daring person, I am sure there will be occassions
> when I want to use Windows so I would like to do the dual boot route,
> however, I don't want to have to re-install Windows whilst I install
> Ubuntu.  My real problem is that I currently only have a single
> partition on my laptop.
> 
> The question is, does the Ubuntu 6.06 LTS live cd include some kind of
> tool to create new paritions and the like so that everything is done
> for me?  I don't have any tools to do this for me (i.e. partition
> magic) so I wouldn't know where to start.

I think both cds do [1].
> 
> Sorry if this is the wrong forum to ask this question, but I searched
> the web and decided you fellow Aussies might be able to help.
> 
dont see whats wrong with here myself :)
kk

> Kind Regards,
> Whytey
> 

[1] there was a bug where the live cd ate peoples ntfs partitions, but
I'm fairly sure that got sorted out ;)

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Karl Goetz
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