On Thu, 2008-10-02 at 10:53 -0400, Mike Burger wrote: > > <br /><br />02.10.08, 17:32, "Paul W. Frields" <STICKSTER@xxxxxxxxx >:<br > > /><br />> On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 05:09:49PM +0400, isad ilexa17 > > wrote:<br />> > I have the following problem:<br />> > Windows > > XP is installed on my computer and I want to<br />> > install Fedora > > keeping Windows alive (bootable).<br />> > Thanks and sorry for my > > bad English.<br />> This is not a difficult problem to solve, > > fortunately! :-) You simply<br />> need to have sufficient free space > > in the partition itself, or on the<br />> hard disk outside that > > partition. Most people find themselves in the<br />> first situation. > > You may find things work best if you go to your<br />> Control Panel > > > Administration Tools > Computer Management > Disk<br />> > > Management, and analyze and defragment your partition first. I'm<br > > />> afraid help with Windows is outside this list's topic, but the<br > > />> procedure should be a fairly simple point-and-click operation.<br > > />> Once you've done that, during the Fedora installation, you can > > edit<br />> the existing Windows XP partition on your disk during the > > disk<br />> partitioning step. Most people choose "Custom setup" for > > the disk<br />> partitioning to get into the partition editing screen. > > Click the<br />> checkbox to resize the existing Windows partition to > > leave enough<br />> space for Fedora. Then establish partitions for > > the Fedora<br />> installation. You can find more information about > > disk partitioning<br />> here:<br />> <A > > href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/ch-disk-partitioning.html"; > > mce_href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/ch-disk-partitioning.html"; > > >http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/ch-disk-partitioning.html</A> > > <br />> I recommend reading all of Chapter 12, but especially these > > sections:<br />> <A > > href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/sn-partitioning-general.html"; > > mce_href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/sn-partitioning-general.html"; > > >http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/sn-partitioning-general.html</A><br > > />> <A > > href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/sn-partitioning-advice.html"; > > mce_href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/sn-partitioning-advice.html"; > > >http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/sn-partitioning-advice.html</A><br > > />> Fedora automatically detects your Windows XP installation and sets > > up<br />> a dual-boot configuration for you. When you boot your > > computer, you<br />> are able to choose between booting Fedora or > > Windows by interrupting<br />> the GRUB boot screen with any key.<br > > />> -- <br />> Paul W. Frields <A > > href="http://paul.frields.org/"; mce_href="http://paul.frields.org/"; > > >http://paul.frields.org/</A><br />> gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 > > FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717<br />> <A > > href="http://redhat.com/"; mce_href="http://redhat.com/"; > > >http://redhat.com/</A> - - - - <A > > href="http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/"; > > mce_href="http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/"; > > >http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/</A><br />> irc.freenode.net: > > stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug</STICKSTER@xxxxxxxxx><br > > /><br />Yeah really thanks but it doesn't work.<br /> Some "OTHER" booting > > option appeared but it doesn't work:(<br />When i select it nothing > > happens. Only the counter sets to 60 seconds again. > > What I did, instead of relying on Grub or the Windows boot manager, was to > install the /boot filesystem and grub onto a USB key and add the USB slot > to my bootable device list in my system's BIOS setup. > > That way, if I want to boot Windows, I just leave the USB key disconnected > and boot the system...if I want to boot Fedora, I just plug in the USB > key, and boot the system. > I have ben doing this using grub (and preciously lilo) for at least the last 15 years. Works like a charm. No need for a USB key. -- ======================================================================= Ban the bomb. Save the world for conventional warfare. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
