Mathew Brown wrote:
but if this is the smugness one gets for asking help i'd rather use winblows
At least the subject/thread is accurate! :-)
As for installing alongside XP... this is how I did it:
1) You'll have to create an empty partition on your hard drive somewhere (suggest at least 5GB). It does not need to be formatted at all. Partition Magic for windows can do this, as can some other software.
2) Install FC2 from the CD's. When it gets to the partition selection, CAREFULLY read what it is doing. You want to select the option to INSTALL to UNFORMATTED partition. FC2 will sub-partition this unused area into root, boot and swap partitions automatically (you can manually change the swap size, but it should be at least equal to the size of your RAM).
3) When it gets to the bootloader screen, select to install it to the MBR (Master Boot Record). Here you can also select what default OS you want (FC2 or XP).
4) The rest of the install should proceed without any problems and you'll then have a dual-bootable system (FC2/XP).
NOTE: Backup any important documents first... neither I nor Fedora will be responsible if anything is lost. But this method has worked fine for me.
Now that wasn't too difficult... :-)
Peace.
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