# Dual OS? Win XP and Linux?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [September 29, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778 "2004-09-29T14:58:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![G111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ea924/32.png) [@G111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/G111)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778/1 "2004-09-29T14:58:12Z")

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does anyone know how to make a dual boot where I can choose if I want to run Win XP or Linux? I need Linux on my home comp as we use that 90% of the year.

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778/2 "2004-09-29T15:06:07Z")

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[http://www.g4techtv.com/screensavers/features/33367/Dual\_Boot\_Linux\_and\_Windows.html](http://www.g4techtv.com/screensavers/features/33367/Dual_Boot_Linux_and_Windows.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778/3 "2004-09-29T15:19:51Z")

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cheers fella 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778/4 "2004-09-29T15:22:46Z")

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nice tutorial :thumb:

::bookmarked::

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778/5 "2004-09-29T15:27:16Z")

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You can PM me about linux if you want 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778/6 "2004-09-30T18:59:12Z")

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cheers njs12345 i will do actually got a few questions

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778/7 "2004-09-30T23:07:31Z")

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Hey si ther a version of linux smaller than 1.2 gigs?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778/8 "2004-10-01T03:40:32Z")

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> [@signifer123](#):
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> Hey si ther a version of linux smaller than 1.2 gigs?

there are some small enough to fit on a floppy…

check thru this page here (linux link jungle)::

[http://home.online.no/~osmoma/](http://home.online.no/~osmoma/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-os-win-xp-and-linux/65778/9 "2004-10-01T03:47:26Z")

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hurray, another floppy sized linux