installing XP

[Amedee Van Gasse]

On 07-02-10 16:51, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> Looks like the wifes laptop is on the way to a major repair so we will
> be sharing for a while.  She insists on using windows.  When I install
> XP it will windows wipe the entire disk, forcing me to reinstall?  Any
> way to save any of my ubuntu settings?  I do not have an external
> drive with me but I do have a CD-DVD rw drive.
>
> Any way to wipe wifes decision making sector and replace parts of it
> with ones I prefer?  Is there a special Linux program for this?
>
> Thanks to all you fabulous people!  I really appreciate this list!
>
> gary
>
> sorry about the lack of apostrophes.  Did not want to switch from the
> Spanish keyboard.  Maybe one of you can teach me how to switch back
> and forth more easily than using preferences-keyboard.  But thats for
> another post.
>
How about installing VirtualBox, and WinXP as a guest in a virtual 
machine? After all, your wife is a guest on your computer too! ;-)