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Linux and Windows on the same computer
Name: BlodEagle Date: August 22, 2002 at 05:10:42 Pacific
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I would like to know if there is a good way to install Linux and windows on different partitions and get it work good. I heard that if you donīt install them properly Linux will run slower. Please help!
Name: Lawrence Date: August 22, 2002 at 05:17:06 Pacific
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Who told you such a thing??? Perhaps someone would tell you that if you don't install Linux correctly, it won't work. Now, that I can understand. It shouldn't be a problem having both Windows and Linux on a same machine as long as you install Windows first and then Linux. While installing Linux, use either lilo or grub to do your dual boot. I have Win2000 and Linux running on my machine in my office while Win98 and Linux running on another machine at home. So problems whatsoever.
Lawrence
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Response Number 2
Name: snot Date: August 22, 2002 at 05:34:33 Pacific
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slower? maybe "winlinux" witch is started in windows , don't know for shure
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Response Number 3
Name: leo Date: August 22, 2002 at 07:15:00 Pacific
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I have WinXP Prof. and Linux (Suse 8.0) on a High AMD XP Machine and it runs very well. Linux can't be slower, because no WinXP-Components are used for booting linux. Tip: install Windows first, than linux and see http://sdb.suse.de/ for the boot conzepts.
+ leo
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Response Number 4
Name: dfx Date: August 22, 2002 at 13:24:02 Pacific
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Maybe what you heard was about umsdos. Umsdos is another layer on top of an existing fat partition to provide unix fs semantics, and as such it's not a native linux/unix filesystem and hence slower. But if you use seperate partitions, you will always have a native linux fs (unless you do something stupid during install).
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Response Number 5
Name: RAJ Date: September 22, 2002 at 22:37:58 Pacific
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How can i install linux on machine with windows-2k prof. having single partion i want to boot linux with floopy disk.
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