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Ladiesman101 Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 8 Location:Alabama Other Topics	Posted Jun 09, 2008 at 9:33:28 PM Subject: Advice??? OK, As some of you guys know, I posted in the "beginner forum site" that i am brand spankin new to Linux. I was wondering how to start Linux best from a CD, without[!!!] uninstalling Windows XP. I tried to format all 3 parts of my harddrive, i just got done simply fine w/ 2 from the 3 parts. \ONly the 3rd part(which keeps Windowns running) wont format. can anyone pelase help me with that or tell me how to install Linux w/out even deinstalling Windows XP??? that would be really nice, ladiesman101 1Shot, 1Kill, NoLuck, JustSkill
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Ante Joined Mar 28, 2008 Posts: 122 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 10, 2008 12:37:04 AM Subject: Advice??? if you want to have XP and Linux on the same machine, all you really have to do is pop the linux installer in your machine and [B]not install on the partition where windows is[/B] most distros allow you to, or by default, search for other OSs currently in your computer and set up the bootloader (an OS selection thingy) to allow you to select an OS when you flip the switch of your computer.
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Ladiesman101 Joined Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 8 Location:Alabama Other Topics	Posted: Jun 10, 2008 2:12:41 AM Subject: Advice??? k thanks man well i think im just gonna kill the entire computer and reformat the entire machine. thanks for replying 1Shot, 1Kill, NoLuck, JustSkill
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