want to dual boot linux and win7ult

[truesilax]

i have win 7 ult 32bit and i want to use debin can some one give me a link for it and also i for got how to set up dual boot

 

[Agost]

Why 32 bit windows? .-.

 

[truesilax]

old laptop it was awsome for its time but now it the piece of crap that could so 32 motherboard.

 

[Agost]

If it's old I doubt you will be using it for games os heavy tasks... why don't you try linux only?

Laptop specs?

 

[truesilax]

compaq nw8440 centino 2.6 gh 100 gb sata 7500 rpm hdd 4gb ram forgot if ddr2 or 332 bit motherboard ati firegl 258 mb drivers are mest up and im just trying to learn linux so i need win if i mess up.tell me if you need more info

 

[Highlander89]

I used to run vista and ubuntu back ina dem deys. I'm no linux guru, far from it. but from my understanding starting with Debian might be a bit tricky. Ubuntu is way more user friendly although it's based on Debian.

Setting up dual boot is not hard either when using Ubuntu. Just to install windows first. Then download Ubuntu from their website and get going.

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[truesilax]

thanks ill do it when i find a cd

 

[SPS]

Download the iso and use linux live usb. It will be dual bootable if you choose to install.

 

[RamboOC]

install ubuntu after windows and it will install the grub boot loader from where you can dual boot.

if you dont have cds/dvds or optical drive then you can put ubuntu on your memory stick and use it or install it.

i have ubuntu on my sd card running as live cd (does not require a hdd) so i just plug my usb memory card reader in to my laptop and set it as first boot device and use it from there. It keeps all the changes on the memory stick so if you reboot all your programs, files etc will still be there. when i want to go back to windows i just unplug the memory card reader