Laura Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 So, I want to keep Vista on this machine. But I also would like to try out Linux, or perhaps even Window 7. I've partioned my HDD to make another free 20GB. Now my question, do I go ahead and format the drive with NTFS or leave it unformatted? But then, how do I save an OS onto it without it ever going into the other HD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errdoth Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 When you install the OS you're going to have the option to format it. If you're going to install windows 7 you're going to have to format the drive as NTFS, if you're installing linux you're going to have to have a swap partition that's about 1gb (for the bootloader), and then the rest is going to go ext3. I would leave the partition unallocated until you're installing the new OS. Last.fm Signature Overlays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Leave it clean. To get Linux on there download an image of a CD installer (I strongly recommend Ubuntu), burn it, and boot from it. It will format it, possibly as ext3, during the installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Ok, I think I got it from here. Thank you both. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errdoth Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Aww, but I took a screenshot. (for Windows 7) [hide=It's not going to waste][/hide] Last.fm Signature Overlays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Ok great! Thank you, visuals always help. I'm downloading it now to put on a CD, but I've been on the same encrypted page for twenty minutes. -.- Ok, seriously, I'm still here. [hide=][/hide] It's been, what, 50 minutes? -.- EDIT: Got it working. And Windows 7 is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VjuliusT Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 http://wubi-installer.org/ :roll: Not really dual-booting but similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracion1 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Wubi is an excellent way to try out Ubuntu variations of linux, easy to setup and remove (add/remove programs in windows :) ) You need to keep your disk de-fragmented on a regular basis though or it can slow down quite a bit. "In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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