How can I install windows xp without loosing Ubuntu and/or grub?
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2013-02-06 16:33:34 UTC
How can I install windows xp without loosing Ubuntu and/or grub?
Five answers:
Ben B
2013-02-06 17:05:45 UTC
One of the easier ways would be to reinstall grub after installing windows. You could probably use an Ubuntu Live CD to accomplish this. There are plenty of tutorials on the web to do this as well.
anonymous
2013-02-07 12:59:22 UTC
You would create a partition for it. Windows does not see a Linux Partition and install it. To get Linux to see the new Windows partition and set Grub up for windows, you need to use synatpic and install the file os-prober. I never installed dual boot systems backwards so I am not sure where the Windows partition would go. Can only guess it would be behind the Linux partition because logically if you put it in front you would probably lose the grub Boot Loader. The other problem that could happen is Windows not even seeing a hard drive being installed.
The proper way is have Windows on the computer first and then install Linux second.
Ti
2013-02-06 16:35:30 UTC
by installing windows XP in Ubuntu with VirtualBox as a virtual machine http://www.virtualbox.org
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2016-10-14 04:51:14 UTC
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