Install Windows (dual-boot) after a default Ubuntu install - Possible?

[Shango Oluwa]

On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 12:36 -0700, Tristan Rhodes wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I have Ubuntu installed on my laptop, using a default install.  My wife wants to use the laptop to 
> play a WMV movie file, so I need to install Windows XP on the laptop as well.  I would like to be 
> able to dual-boot, without losing any of my Ubuntu stuff.
> 
> I tried GnuParted but it wouldn't allow me to resize the existing root partition (so that I could 
> create a new FAT32 partition).  I think from the command line it gave an error about file-system not 
> passing integrity check.
> 
> Is it possible to install Windows XP AND keep my Ubuntu?
> 

It is, but soon come your Window$ partition will either be self-harming
or infected.

Why don't you just install the w32codecs package via synaptic? This way
you could play windows media files without having microsoft partying
with your ***!

Search http://ubuntuguide.org/index.html for the phrase 'w32codes' and
you will also find various other helpful UbuntuLinux solutions on that
page.

The Ubuntu wiki also has a HOWTO page for expanding the multimedia
capabilities of UbuntuLinux.

> Thanks,
> 
> Tristan
> 
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