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   Subject: Re: I would like to dual boot ubunt with feather.   
   Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:59:27 -0600   
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   On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:08:32 +1100, Oksana Gutteridge wrote:   
   >    
   > You should be able to do better than that. You could have more than two OSs    
   > by including Windows. Windows 98 would be fine. What are you really trying    
   > to do?   
      
   The compaq restore disk is programmed to only install on the oem hard-disk   
   drive, and I have upgraded the hard-disk.   The oem hard-disk had a code   
   on it and the restore disk will only install on a hard-disk with that code.   
      
   >    
   > If you just want to dual boot Ubuntu and Feather, I'd suggest that you   
   > partition your drive first to set up the partitions for them, and a   
   > partition for the swap file. Having done that, install Feather first,   
   > and the Ubuntu. Ubuntu will handle the grub dual boot better. Or get a   
   > simple boot manager eg GAG.    
      
   I don't want to lose my present xubuntu install.   
      
      
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