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    Vista 64-bit and dual-booting

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by julian.c1, Aug 25, 2008.

  1. julian.c1

    julian.c1 Notebook Guru

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    are there any limitations with dual-booting Vista Home Premium 64-bit and Ubuntu??
    thanks
     
    julian.c1, Aug 25, 2008
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  2. Pupator

    Pupator Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nope, I did it just fine for a long time.
     
    Pupator, Aug 25, 2008
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  3. vicariouscheese

    vicariouscheese Notebook Consultant

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    the limitations with dual booting is simply that you have to partition your hd, so your vista partition will be smaller than what you have now. if youve never done it before it can be tricky but its not difficult.

    go ahead and give it a try, if you have problems ask us here or head over to ubuntuforums.org
     
    vicariouscheese, Aug 26, 2008
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  4. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    I am dual booting Vista Business x64 and Kubuntu right now with no problems. Just make sure that you install Windows first and then Linux so that the bootloader is installed properly.
     
    The Fire Snake, Aug 26, 2008
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