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rock-reed · 05-09-2007, 11:50 PM

Does anyone here dual boot Windows Vista with Ubuntu?

If so, what is the best way to do it...?

I already have Vista Ultimate installed and I want to install Ubuntu... I only have one partition right now.

Does anyone know of a tool to help me get this installed?

Thanks and Kind Regards...

ztik · 05-09-2007, 11:54 PM

My buddy does that. I think he just added the OS into the disk boot file. That way u can just pick which one. Just make a new parition or add another drive and install it

potter · 05-10-2007, 12:30 AM

partition magick - that'll make it quick and easy to make a second partition which you can install a new o/s on.

I used to have XP/SuSe, and I remember one of them was partial to being installed first. Can't remember which was better to have installed first though.

rock-reed · 05-10-2007, 12:40 AM

there is no part. magic for windows vista

rock-reed · 05-10-2007, 01:31 AM

anyone here....?

calmlikeabomb · 05-10-2007, 02:47 AM

I dual boot Vista and Fedora Core 6 on my laptop with a single hard drive.

All I did was shrink the partition being used by vista:

Start -> Computer -> Manage -> Storage -> Disk Management: Then right click on the vista partition 'Shrink Volume'.

After that I inserted the FC6 DVD and setup a custom partition schema on the new empty partition once I was prompted to select where and how I want to install FC6.

I then told it to boot into the Vista partition upon start up as default. I can optionally select to boot into Fedora from grub.

It's not hard to do and you shouldn't need any third party software. Just be careful not overwrite Vista by selecting the wrong partition!

rock-reed · 05-11-2007, 03:25 PM

I tried to shrink the volume like you said above... but that did not work.

It only shrunk it 112 megabytes...

I tried to run the Ubuntu installer and I don't see anywhere but the one partition to install it on... (the one that Vista is Already installed upon)

Please advise

And thanks.

calmlikeabomb · 05-11-2007, 09:04 PM

Hey, I've never used ubuntu before not sure about why you weren't able to shrink your vista partition anymore than that either, usually it lets you choose how much you'd like to shrink it by - for the me the default was half of the available space. My hard drive is 60gb which left me with two 30gb partitions.

Is there any particular reason why you want to go with unbuntu? I've been using Fedora Core every since the 2nd release and I can't wait for FC7. It's a great OS.

Tempest · 05-11-2007, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock-reed

It only shrunk it 112 megabytes...

Maybe you need to defrag it first? No idea how Vista handles stuff like that.

05-09-2007, 11:50 PM	#1
rock-reed Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,892	Dual Boot Vista and Ubuntu Does anyone here dual boot Windows Vista with Ubuntu? If so, what is the best way to do it...? I already have Vista Ultimate installed and I want to install Ubuntu... I only have one partition right now. Does anyone know of a tool to help me get this installed? Thanks and Kind Regards... __________________ --- Ethnic niche? Black-Asian-Latina ? Contact me and lets talk traffic. rockreed@ that thing they call the google mail When you E-mail Me, PLZZZZ make the Subject Title: >>>>>> GFY! So I do not lose you in Spam.

05-09-2007, 11:54 PM	#2
ztik Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Nomad Posts: 5,196	My buddy does that. I think he just added the OS into the disk boot file. That way u can just pick which one. Just make a new parition or add another drive and install it __________________ .

05-10-2007, 12:30 AM	#3
potter Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denver Posts: 6,559	partition magick - that'll make it quick and easy to make a second partition which you can install a new o/s on. I used to have XP/SuSe, and I remember one of them was partial to being installed first. Can't remember which was better to have installed first though. __________________

05-10-2007, 12:40 AM	#4
rock-reed Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,892	there is no part. magic for windows vista __________________ --- Ethnic niche? Black-Asian-Latina ? Contact me and lets talk traffic. rockreed@ that thing they call the google mail When you E-mail Me, PLZZZZ make the Subject Title: >>>>>> GFY! So I do not lose you in Spam.

05-10-2007, 01:31 AM	#5
rock-reed Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,892	anyone here....? __________________ --- Ethnic niche? Black-Asian-Latina ? Contact me and lets talk traffic. rockreed@ that thing they call the google mail When you E-mail Me, PLZZZZ make the Subject Title: >>>>>> GFY! So I do not lose you in Spam.

05-10-2007, 02:47 AM	#6
calmlikeabomb Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: SW Palm Bay, Florida Posts: 1,323	I dual boot Vista and Fedora Core 6 on my laptop with a single hard drive. All I did was shrink the partition being used by vista: Start -> Computer -> Manage -> Storage -> Disk Management: Then right click on the vista partition 'Shrink Volume'. After that I inserted the FC6 DVD and setup a custom partition schema on the new empty partition once I was prompted to select where and how I want to install FC6. I then told it to boot into the Vista partition upon start up as default. I can optionally select to boot into Fedora from grub. It's not hard to do and you shouldn't need any third party software. Just be careful not overwrite Vista by selecting the wrong partition! __________________ subarus.

05-11-2007, 03:25 PM	#7
rock-reed Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,892	I tried to shrink the volume like you said above... but that did not work. It only shrunk it 112 megabytes... I tried to run the Ubuntu installer and I don't see anywhere but the one partition to install it on... (the one that Vista is Already installed upon) Please advise And thanks. __________________ --- Ethnic niche? Black-Asian-Latina ? Contact me and lets talk traffic. rockreed@ that thing they call the google mail When you E-mail Me, PLZZZZ make the Subject Title: >>>>>> GFY! So I do not lose you in Spam.

05-11-2007, 09:04 PM	#8
calmlikeabomb Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: SW Palm Bay, Florida Posts: 1,323	Hey, I've never used ubuntu before not sure about why you weren't able to shrink your vista partition anymore than that either, usually it lets you choose how much you'd like to shrink it by - for the me the default was half of the available space. My hard drive is 60gb which left me with two 30gb partitions. Is there any particular reason why you want to go with unbuntu? I've been using Fedora Core every since the 2nd release and I can't wait for FC7. It's a great OS. __________________ subarus.