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Old 10-10-2007
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Changing from linux - windows

Hi, i installed ubuntu linux a while ago and now id like to use both windows and linux on the same machine (is that possible) but dont how to go about it.

ive asked in irc and was directed to ask here.

thanks for all your help in advance


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Old 10-10-2007
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Yes it is possible. You will need to dual boot.

Following link give's more information on what dual booting is: [url]http://www.computerbob.com/guides/hardware-based_dual-boot_pc.php[/url]

Click [URL="http://www.littlewhitedog.com/content-52.html"]here[/URL] to see how to dual boot both windows and linux.

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Ive had a look but im abit ocnfused, could you maybe explain what the website explains in a simple basic form?

thanks alot for your help


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Well basically dual booting is where two o/s are installed on either seperate hard drives, or onto seperate partions but on the same hard drive.

When you have dual booted your computer and you turn it on, it will appear with a menu and let you choose what o/s you want to boot. So if you had both Linux and Windows, then you could choose one of them to boot into.

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