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Andrew Michaels · 05-27-2007, 02:51 AM

Hi. I've been using XP for years, but I've been playing games less and less and now recognize the superiority of Linux, so it makes sense for me to switch to it for my main OS. I'd like to give Ubuntu a try as my main OS, with Windows XP in a separate partition for occasional gaming use.

I'd like to get suggestions on the best way to go about this. Do I put Windows in a partition only large enough to hold itself, or should I make it big enough for games too? Can Windows read files off the Linux Partition and vice versa?

Any general suggestions?

Thanks.

05-27-2007, 02:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Andrew Michaels Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 339	Advice About Dual Booting Linux (Ubuntu) and XP. Hi. I've been using XP for years, but I've been playing games less and less and now recognize the superiority of Linux, so it makes sense for me to switch to it for my main OS. I'd like to give Ubuntu a try as my main OS, with Windows XP in a separate partition for occasional gaming use. I'd like to get suggestions on the best way to go about this. Do I put Windows in a partition only large enough to hold itself, or should I make it big enough for games too? Can Windows read files off the Linux Partition and vice versa? Any general suggestions? Thanks.