Windows XP Dual Boot Install

[Michael Dean]

you must install W2k first, format entire disk, then install Linux.  
Forget xp, EULA too restrictive.  Grub will partition as you desire.

Kevin Mulligan wrote:

> I'm working on a doc over at: 
> https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/WindowsDualBootHowTo
>
> I'd like to ask any users that have successfully dual booted Windows 
> XP (or Windows 2000), if they don't mind, to e-mail me with what you 
> did so I can document the 'cleanest' method to getting Ubuntu Warty on 
> a dual boot with XP.
>
> Examples of info I need:
> -what program you used to partition out space for Ubuntu (especially 
> dealing with the NTFS format) (and was it a free program, if so where 
> can users find it)
> -how difficult you would rate the process
> -if you went with an open FAT32 partition so Ubuntu and Windows can 
> 'share' e-mail, how did you set this up
> -anything else relevant that I haven't asked for
>
> Thanks, this would help me out a bunch while I wait for my ShipIt CDs 
> to arrive sometime. I wanted to wait until I received them to do a 
> completely fresh install and go through the steps myself and make sure 
> all goes as planned.
>
> --Kevin
>