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d a v e -> new pc: dual boot vista and linux (5/23/2008 17:10:43)
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iīm getting a new pc next week (my old one is terminally ill) and i want to dual boot with vista premium and ubuntu.
afaik as itīs an HP it comes with the system disks on a hidden partition that i assume lets me set the pc from the beginning.
i envisaged partitioning the 500gb drive into 3-4 parts, 1 for ubuntu (around 50gb total split between swap (2gb), grub (50mb) and main (the remaining) and then the other 3 for vista like
1. system and prog. files
2. multimedia crap
3. er, other stuff
is it best to partition via vista or ubuntu live cd or.... ?
any advice is most welcome as itīs easier to do it with some forethought rather than hindsight :)
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ps i want to make sure i donīt accidentally over write the hidden partition with the installation files on (why canīt they just give a disk??!) iīll make backups of those first anyway
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