Setting up a dual boot Linux/Windows System

[Achill3s]

I am trying to set up a dual boot system that I can run Linux and Windows on. I have a copy of Fedora Core 2 that I have installed right now. (I messed up and deleted windows on accident. I'm never trusting the "auto partition" option when installing Fedora.)

Anyways...can anyone help me out with this?

[bitWISE]

I told my cousin to come post here since its such an awesome place and he needed some help.

Obviously we can't give him a warezed copy of windows but we need the best method for setting up a dual boot.

[AmIdYfReAk]

Let me Guess, you installed it on the same HDD that windows is on right?

thats why the Auto partition dident work, you should have selected "Use Available Free space"... well, as long as you left some un partitioned Space...

anyway, Your BEST Bet is to infact install windows, Delete Linux compleatly, but when you are making the Partition ( in the Blue Screen Seup ) only use Say 50% of the Drive.. get that all setup and configured...

then, install Fedora ( might i suggest a newer virsion ?... i mean core 4 is allmost out )

And go into Advanced disk Partitioning, Select the Unpartitioned Room on your harddrive and click on Auto alocate and it will basically do the rest for you.

a boot loader will be installed ( Eather Grub or Lilo ) that will present itsself and give you the option to go into windows or *nix on boot up..

[bitWISE]

Thanks amidy

[Achill3s]

Thanks man, I'll try that out soon.

[AmIdYfReAk]

allright, report back if you get any other issues.

[4g3nt_Smith]

Do none of you know that almost any modern distro will automatically resize the windows partition to make room.

[AmIdYfReAk]

yes, i do... but this has led to me meny instances where i had to reformat them again...

this is why i say to do it manually..

[Tormentius]

Do none of you know that almost any modern distro will automatically resize the windows partition to make room.

Yeah but resizing Windows volumes is a high-risk procedure, even with enterprise grade apps. That process gets even more dicey if dynamic volumes are involved.

Its safest to follow Amidy's method.

[4g3nt_Smith]

Thats true, I've only installed Linux of a real machine with an WIndows for a dual boor once, and had no issues. I have on the other hand, a few horror stories with PartitionMagic and it rendering a disk unreadable without an hour of assorted low-level DOS utilities.

[Scourge]

Let me Guess, you installed it on the same HDD that windows is on right?

thats why the Auto partition dident work, you should have selected "Use Available Free space"... well, as long as you left some un partitioned Space...

anyway, Your BEST Bet is to infact install windows, Delete Linux compleatly, but when you are making the Partition ( in the Blue Screen Seup ) only use Say 50% of the Drive.. get that all setup and configured...

then, install Fedora ( might i suggest a newer virsion ?... i mean core 4 is allmost out )

And go into Advanced disk Partitioning, Select the Unpartitioned Room on your harddrive and click on Auto alocate and it will basically do the rest for you.

a boot loader will be installed ( Eather Grub or Lilo ) that will present itsself and give you the option to go into windows or *nix on boot up..

I've had dual and triple boots, and I've found this method to be the best for same drive installs. :icon14:

[rep]

Wasting space on your hard drive to install Linux is like eating junky Mexican candy when you've already got high quality French chocolate in the kitchen.

Delete the ISOs, or break the Linux CDs. It's not worth the laugh.

PERIOD.

I'm outta here.

[obsidian]

I'm outta here.

Yay!