[ubuntu-uk] Two operating systems

[Keith Powell]

alan c wrote:
> Keith Powell wrote:
>> I was rather scared of doing anything which may adversely affect the XP 
>> drive, such as installing GRUB on it, as I didn't want to go to the 
>> palava of having to reinstall Windows.
>>
>> Now, having read your replies, I'm confident of having the two drives 
>> internally and selecting them with GRUB. I'll do it over the week-end.
> 
> The biggest risk if there is one, with a dual boot install is the 
> possible resize of the ntfs partiton I would guess, so I always 
> suggest scandisk well and defrag at least once if not more, to ensure 
> tidiest hard drive, Also obviously to have a backup in case of 
> unforseen disaster.
> 
> However, if you use a second hd for ubuntu, there is very little 
> touched on the first drive at all. So (almost) no risk to data.
> 
> If you do go for a ubuntu reinstall, an easy way would be to leave a 
> large unpartitioned space on the drive (maybe the whole drive, 
> partitions previously deleted), if you want a semi automagical 
> install, anyway.
> 

Thanks for the additional information, Alan. Much appreciated!

Cheers

Keith