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On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 12:47 +0100, Tom Potts wrote: > Not 100% sure but this worked for me on w2k with kubuntu (ubuntu with KDE - > soon to be the defacto window manager for Linux as Gnome is possibly being > poisened ) : > Defrag the system so there is some space for ubuntu to install itself. > Stick in ubuntu cdrom and an get your system to boot into it: > When its up and running there should be an 'install' icon. > Hit that and agree to anything sensible. > You will then have a dual boot system! Works with xp. Second time, with the second option (Dell laptop). I have done it elsewhere and defragged several times as it put files all over the place. Once they were in as sensible a place as I thought I could get (all in the first half of the disc) I went ahead with the partitioning. And back up first to cover yourself. james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html