Installing Ubuntu as 2nd OS

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Fri Apr 18 19:06:50 UTC 2008


Ilya Vishnyakov wrote:
> Hello Lucky Ubuntu Users! 
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> I have a Dell laptop with Win Xp and 1 partition on it. This laptop has
> very valuable information for me, personally. I was wondering if will be
> able to install Ubuntu as second OS on my laptop, without reformatting
> the hard drive. I need to keep the data on it intact. 
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> Thank you for your advice.
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> Ilya. 
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    Please tell us how big your hard drive is. How long have you been 
using Windows on it? As for safety you MUST back up your windows before 
starting. Do you have Partition Magic?


Karl


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