best dual boot strategy?

[Kevin Mulligan]

As long as you shorten the NTFS partition, and leave open space for 
Ubuntu, it should work. During the install, it gives you the option of 
deciding where to install, make sure you choose the open space and do 
not override the Windows MBR. Simple as that, iirc.

--Kevin

baz der wrote:

>HI,
>
>Starting from scratch, what is the best/easiest way to install
>Windows XP and Ubuntu on the same drive?
>
>My current idea is to install XP, then boot into SystemRescueCD
>and use QTParted to resize the ntfs partition down  - then install
>Ubuntu into the unused space and hope it configures grub to give
>me both options when the machine boots.
>
>Is there a better way to do this?  Partition the drive first maybe?
>
>many thanks,
>
>bazder
>
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