twin boot Inspiron 1520

[Vitorio Okio]

"norman" <norman at littletank.org> wrote in message 
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>I am buying an Inspiron 1520 with Ubuntu 7.10 installed and I want to
> set it up with Win XP Pro and Ubuntu 8.04. I thought I would do this 
> by
> first installing XP Pro, which I presume will remove the Ubuntu 7.10 
> and
> then to install Ubuntu 8.04 full version and not the upgrade.
>
> Could some kind person please let me know if what I propose is the 
> best
> way to set up the twin boot condition.
>

google your friend, use it:

http://www.google.com/search?complete=1&hl=en&q=How+to+dual+boot+Linux+and+Windows+XP+Linux+installed+first&aq=f

the very first link in a list is probably what you are looking for:

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_linux_and_windows_xp_linux_installed_first.htm