Linux and Windows XP

Support knowledgebase (dstark_linux_xp)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.0

Situation

You want to run Linux and Windows XP on the same computer.

Procedure

Linux on a Separate Hard Disk

Simply install Linux on the free hard disk and configure the boot loader.

Linux on the Same Hard Disk as Windows

First, make room for Linux. Computers with preinstalled Windows XP usually employ the NTFS file system Version 2. Unfortunately, there is no documentation available about this file system at the moment, so Linux currently cannot read or write in NTFS. Resizing the partition with YaST2's Windows resizer is not possible.

Use either a commercial partitioning program or reformat the disk. After this, you can install SuSE Linux and subsequently Windows XP.

Computers with preinstalled XP may have a separate partition containing recovery data. This partition must not be deleted!

More information on Linux and NTFS is available at Linux NTFS Project


See also:
o Linux and Windows NT
o Installing Linux,DOS,Windows,WindowsNT onto one hard disk
o Enhance disk space for linux

Keywords: LINUX, WINDOWS, XP, DUAL, BOOT

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