Loading Windows Xp
Karl Larsen
k5di at zianet.com
Sun Mar 16 21:40:26 UTC 2008
Gareth Howells wrote:
> His point is that this is the Ubuntu mailing list, not a Windows mailing
> list.
>
> To answer your query, I don't believe Windows XP supports FAT16. FAT32 has
> been the standard FAT failing system since Windows 98.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Larsen" <k5di at zianet.com>
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support,not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Loading Windows Xp
>
>
>
>> Thilo Six wrote:
>>
>>> Karl Larsen wrote the following on 16.03.2008 21:10
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I made the first partition on the first hard drive open for windows
>>>> to occupy. I called it a FAT16 file system and another but the stupid
>>>> loader can't find it. I have an old Home edition cd-rom and it seems to
>>>> work but never completes. I guess I could try the older Windows 98 and
>>>> wee if it loads.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas will be appreciated. I have little experiance with
>>>> windows.
>>>>
>>>> Karl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Well have a look at the sig. at the end of most each post here:
>>>
>>> ubuntu-users mailing list
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>>> and
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>>> Reply-To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
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>>>
>>> you may regard that. thx
>>>
>>>
>> I think your being silly. The other list knows a whole lot less than
>> I do :-)
>>
>> Karl
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Thanks and I think the Windows format has just one speed. All or none :-)
It may be too big a problem to load windows after you have Linux installed.
Karl
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