On 6/30/07, Clint Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 6/29/07, Ryan Blanchard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sorry but I've got a dumb question (as someone who doesn't know much > about > > computers much less linux). > > > > I've got a bunch of (windows-based) software on my computer that takes > an > > act of congress to get installed, so, if I want to dual boot my computer > > with windows and linux (which I gather is what the installfest is all > about, > > please correct me if I'm wrong), will I have to reinstall all of my > windows > > software again? > > > No, reinstalling windows is not necessary. You may need to free up some > space on your hard drive so that the friendly GRuB can load windows and > linux from a boot menu choice. > > Many howto's state that you need to have the /boot of Linux before 4GB, > but > IIRC it
I remember those days. Man, what a pain that was! s now actually at a limit of 137GB so just resize, and install > Linux!! > > w00t!! > > Cheers, > > Clint > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
