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Name: dark231 Date: January 9, 2005 at 01:29:31 Pacific OS: Win98 CPU/Ram: Pentium 64 RAM
Comment:
hello everybody. i've just rescued a Win98 computer, its full of programs and documents, here's the deal, i want to format/install linux to it.
Name: Dlonra Date: January 9, 2005 at 16:15:58 Pacific
Reply:
google: linux windows dual boot
it is significantly more hairy if you do not have a free/unused disk partition
it is double hairy if no free + "full" Win98 disk partititions(s)
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Response Number 2
Name: dark231 Date: January 9, 2005 at 18:01:54 Pacific
Reply:
if i wanted to do a dual boot then i will be downloading an ISO to make a Live CD, i really prefer a hard-drive copy of linux, but ill be looking to Live CD too.
thx for your help
=D
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Response Number 3
Name: Dlonra Date: January 11, 2005 at 07:21:00 Pacific
Reply:
looks like you need to improve your understanding of "dual boot"
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