how to install linux on sata hard drive in dual with windows xp?
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partition your drive to two or more drives, Install linix first on drive C and install xp on drive D\nwhen the pc starts you will be given the option of what os you want to run on
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Create a boot disk www.bootdisk.com , now insert the floppy with the boot information on it into your drive, boot the computer and use the following command: FORMAT C:/S \n\nOnce it is complete set your BIOS to boot to CD before the Hard Drive and install XP...easy!
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On bootup hit F8 and run in safe mode that might work. If not get a bootable Linux Disk.
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WIndows will reformat it to the NTFS system when you install it. I have hard drives that I switch between Linux and Windows all the time.
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I doubt it.  Depends on the drive manufacturer.  SATA is not supported by Windows without a driver from the manufacturer.\n\nIf you are going to upgrqade to SATA, why not also upgrade to XP?
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Hi Funguy,\n\nYou can try Microsoft Virtual PC / Microsoft Virtual Server (Latest) to make a virtual OS installation without partitioning your hard drive.\n\nIt creates a FILE with extension .vhd which acts as a hard drive for your virtual OS.\n\nwhich can be Linux, Windows 2003, or Win98 \n\nRegards,\nYatin Bhatt
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You need to go into the BIOS, and set the mode of the SATA disk to legacy, then linux will pick it up fine. The current SATA drivers only support this slower mode.
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Although it is not very difficult to install Linux, it is more difficult than installing Windows.  \n\nOver the years, the installation software has made it easier.  Your best bet is to purchase an "Into to Linux" type book.
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Format the partition back to FAT32 or NTFS. You can do this by using your windows installation CD or if you know to use the FDISK command (Windows or Linux)\n\nIf that doesn't work you can use a partitioning tool like Ranish partition manager(Free) - http://www.ranish.com/part/ or Partition Magic(Commercial) to format the Linux partition(s)
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remove sata,install new Xp on only in `ide` then copy ur data from sata to ide.use bootable cd to install Xp on ide
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If you want to keep linux (i dont know why you would want to keep it) you are going to have to do whats called a disk partition (i believe for linux the program is called disk drake) and then once you do that pop in your windows cd and select the empty partition to install windows on.
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A FAT-32 partition works for me on my duel-boot XP and Freespire box.
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yes I did that on my computer . It's pretty easy. I did install Fedora. Downloaded from over the internet and works really good together with my Win XP sp2 dual boot. Good luck
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boot into windows then go to run and type fixmbr, and run it, then use a partitioning tool to format the linux partition & merge it with the windows partition.\n\nwhy do you want to get rid of Linux though, I know it's different but worth spending some time learning.
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To boot from cd u need to change bios settings to "First boot device - CD-R".\nInsert windows disc, boot from the disc, and follow the setup. In a place, it asks u where to install windows. there's an option something like, "format all drives and install windows". choose that, linux is gonna be erased, and when it asks you to set a partition space for creating a new partition, give the desired space u want to give for windows, like, lets say u have 80 GB HD and u want to give 40 GB for windows, so give value of 40 GB for creating a new partition and install windows on it. After windows is successfuly installed, boot the system with fedora linux boot cd and start its setup. Give it the Unpartitioned Space when u have to choose where u want to install it to. it will  create 40 GB partition and install fedore on it.\nhope it helps, this is what i had done when i was in the similar situation!
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The simplest way is to use Partition Magic.  In that case you won't need to format the existing hard drive.  Since you already have Windows XP on the primary partition, it will already be formatted in NTFS.  That will save you an additional step.  I would recommend you to back up all your data initially.  The Partition Magic software lets you partition an existing hard drive with data on it.\n\nNow create a new partition from the existing one and format in the FAT32 format required by Windows 98.  Now you will have a FAT32 partition with no OS and the NTFS partition with XP as the primary OS.\n\nPop in the Windows 98 installation CD and restart the system (make appropriate changes in the BIOS to make the system boot from the Windows 98 CD).  When the installation menu comes, install Windows 98 as the OS on the FAT32 partition.\n\nThat should do the job.  If you are concerned about the efficacy of the partition Magic software follow the steps mentioned in the previous post.
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if using linux and winxp, there may be grub boot loader in linux and another already installed.  microsoft recently released a free program to allow two operating systems.  for more info, contact me or google "boot loaders"