Speed effects in dual booted box

[Colin Law]

On 1 November 2011 17:36, Linux Tyro <ubuntu.bkn1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Hans Muecke
> <ubuntu-ml01 at filderstadtweather.eu> wrote:
>
>> > Is the speed of general work (in Ubuntu) is slow in a dual booted box
>> > (with
>> > windows and ubuntu), as compared with the case when it (Ubuntu) were
>> > alone
>> > in the hard disk. Does it (dual booting) really has some effects on
>> > system
>> > speed also, like handling of task(s) (any) in either Ubuntu and / or
>> > Windows.
>>
>>
>> Can't confirm that ...
>
> I forgot to add that Ubunt is not in virtual environment like inside
> Windows, however, it is clear from the OP that 'dual booted' is possible
> only if the partitions are separate (I guess I am true, if wrong, please let
> me know).

You are probably correct provided that the term is being used
accurately.  Very often, however, confusion is called by the
accidental misuse of a term so it is often a good idea when answering
a question to check that the OP understood fully what he was asking.

Colin