Thread: Seriousness Should I switch to Ubuntu, or stay with Windows XP?
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Old 05-15-2009, 10:47 AM   #170
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Originally Posted by GeoffC View Post
I was going to ask you what you'd decided. This has been an extremely interesting and informative discussion forum. May I ask you how you went about setting up your dual boot and also, presumably, partitioning your hard drive - given your existing OS.
The Ubuntu install disk handled the partitioning and setting up the dual boot for me when I installed. It was quite easy. Of course, I still recommend anyone trying this be sure to back up important data beforehand in case anything goes wrong. You'll also want to defrag your drive beforehand.
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