[KLUG Members] newbie question

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----- Original Message -----
From: Wesley Leonard <marshall@pacdemon.org>
To: <members@kalamazoolinux.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] newbie question


> Yes, this can be done.  You will need to shrink your windows XP
partition.  This
> may require special software (such as partition Magic).
>
> After that, Linux can be installed and Windows XP can be coerced
into acting as
> the bootloader for both OSes.  For more info, check this out:
>
> http://www.westmichigancomputing.com/downloads/
>
> The files mkwinboot.README   and mkwinboot.img are what you're
interested in.
> The .img file is an altered version of a rescue disk called RIP.
The README
> file tells you how to use it.
>
> l8er
>
> crucop wrote:
> >
> > Hi all, I am new to Linux and have a newbie question for you. Is
it possible to install Linux onto a laptop and have
> > it dual boot with
> > Windows XP? Is this something that can be done at one of the
meetings? Thanks,
> >  Scott
> >
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> --
> Wesley Leonard
>
> marshall@pacdemon.org                   http://pacdemon.org
> marshall@westmichigancomputing.com
http://westmichigancomputing.com
>
> "Rather than form a federation with Microsoft and work with what we
had already
> created, there was this notion that the world should be offered an
alternative."
>     -- Craig Mundie, CTO of Microsoft Corporation
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