I think we DESPERATLY need a grub/winXP newbie HowTo

[Kevin Mulligan]

I'm running Windows 2000 Pro which is pretty similar to XP, iirc. I got 
Ubuntu to work just fine after doing some simple partitioning with the 
Ubuntu installer, iirc it even asked me if I wanted to install over the 
Windows MBR (master boot record) or to do something else. Thanks to 
previous use with Linux and ruining my Windows install, I told it to not 
write over the MBR and to do whatever the something else is.

I could do a writeup for 2k if needed... and I just ordered an IBM 
laptop (T42 2378-FVU :-D) that comes with XP Pro, and could attempt an 
install on it once it arrives.

--Kevin

John Levin wrote:

>
> On 27 Oct 2004, at 21:55, Ben Edwards wrote:
>
>> I have been hanging around the IRC channel a little bit as well as
>> keeping an eye on the User List.  I am increasingly getting the idea
>> doing a dual boot Ubuntu-WinXP install is a VERY bad idea.  I think it
>> is something to do with the difference in which grub and windows
>> addresses disk space - in lilo this was not a problem.
>>
>
> Agreed.
>
> I think there's problems with grub on the live cd as well, which boots 
> on one of my machines but not the other.
>
> Anyway, I can't volunteer, as I don't have WinXP, nor much knowledge 
> of Grub. Can anyone else step up?
>
> John
>
>