XP/Ubuntu dual-boot

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--- Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 10:41:48AM -0500, Chris Aitken wrote:
> > I'm thinking of installing XP and Ubuntu as a dual-boot on my
> daughter's 
> > machine. Her birthday is less than two weeks away. I want to be
> able to 
> > have her iPod work for her. I hope Craig and Joe won't take this
> as an 
> > invitation to discontinue the iPod/gtkpod installation on my
> fedora 7 
> > computer. I'd like to keep on with that. This is just a
> contingency. As 
> > repulsive as it is to me, I hear the iPod will magically work
> under XP. 
> > It sounds like it has a better chance working under Ubuntu (than
> fedora 
> > 7) as well. I've been wanting to try a debian-based system for
> some 
> > time. I hear that Ubuntu is a nice safe place for fedora chickens
> like 
> > me to start with debian-based OSs.
> > 
> > So, just to be clear: I'm not giving up on fedora 7 (it is on my 
> > production machine for our business so I can't get rid of it
> lightly), 
> > but I want to try an XP/Ubuntu dual-boot on my daughter's
> machine.
> > 
> > 1. What is the latest stable version of Ubuntu and what a good
> site to 
> > get the iso from?
> > 2. Is it best to install XP or Ubuntu first.
> 
> Windows doesn't believe in sharing, and overwrites all other boot
> loaders.  So always install windows first.  Linux installers have
> no
> trouble sharing and recognizing that windows is installed and
> giving you
> a working boot loader for both in the end.
> 

But, don't you think it is better to run Windows on a virtual machine
like qemu or kvm than reboot your machine for a limited application
that you intend to run on Windows? One advantage you can have is that
once you create the virtual machine and activated windows XP you can
make a copy of the virtual machine file to use it in case at some
later time your Windows machine is screwed. That will save you
another installation followed by a long call to MS and some
explanation for another activation.

EK
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