[Gllug] Installation Information

Andrew Halliwell ah at gnd.com
Tue Jan 28 11:34:11 UTC 2003


> I've never used SuSE8 or WinXP Pro but in general you will probably be
> better off installing the WinXP Pro first and then on a second hard disc
> install the SuSE distro.
> 
> You could start by booting the Linux only by boot floppy but after a while
> you'll want to install a boot loader - Lilo or grub - that allows you to
> boot either Linux of WinXP.

Ahhhh, but you're failing to comprehend that it's 
a: just as easy to install XP and Linux on the same hard disk
and
b: Suse (if installed second) detects windows and auto-configures the boot
loader to include it. 

Booting linux from a floppy? only in case of emergencies, matey.
:)

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