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There should be no need to play around with your bios settings. Linux will install on a brand new hard drive as the sole operating system, or on an existing hard drive alongside Windows without any problem.

If you haven't already got a Linux distro, have a look at
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Download whichever version of Ubuntu you prefer (LTS- the long term support version is recommended).

When the .iso file containing the operating system had downloaded, burn it onto a dvd, or install it on a usb drive.

Insert the dvd into the drive and restart or switch off/switch on the computer. The dvd will then kick in and offer you the choice of trying Ubuntu without installing, or a full install.

If you're using a new, empty hard drive just follow the on screen instructions and Ubuntu will install as the sole operating system.

If you already have Windows on your hard drive Ubuntu will give you the choice of either erasing Windows or installing Ubuntu alongside Windows. It's your choice.

Installing Ubuntu alongside Windows creates a dual boot hard drive. At start up you just choose which OS to use - Windows or Ubuntu. If creating this dual-boot system Ubuntu puts a (Linux) boot loader into the Windows OS so that Linux is recognised.

If you save the Ubuntu file to a usb drive you then have to change the bios settings so that your computer uses USB as the first boot device. Then restart your computer so that it boots in from your usb .. and Ubuntu will begin installing.

Whichever you use - dvd or usb - during the installation process Ubuntu will ask you how many GB of hard drive space it should use? You do not need to physically partition the hard drive. Linux will do it for you.

If it's a desktop PC you are using with Windows on the first hard drive and are fitting a second hard drive to install Linux on, or have installed Linux on the second hard drive .. and find that Linux doesn't appear at start up, it's because there's no Linux boot loader in Windows.

I quit using Windows many years ago.

http://www.filehoo.com/download/Partition-Magic-8,0.aspx when you download partition magic you will have the option to make rescue to disks to boot from make these disks then change your first boot device your to floppy drive this will give you options to partition then partition only the good sectors of your hard drive and install an operating system to the good partition
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also you could use a linux operating sytsem 100% free
or you could buy a disk you can get one for around $4.50 "cheap" or download one
http://www.ubuntu.com/download

http://www.ubuntu.com/download

Ubuntu 10.10 Latest Version

Ubuntu is a linux operating system which can repair hard drives widows have corrupted and cant be repaired by windows operating systems

Hope this helps you

DSL does not contain all of the drivers needed for the computer to work well. Try Gentoo linux, or Arch linux.

do you want to have Linux while you are also having Windows? Then is will be a dual boot. To do this, have another partition of your hard disk empty. Like C (windows) and Drive E(free partition).
Download the latest version of ubuntu linux and use the bootable cd to install ubuntu on the other partition

Hi,
I would install XP 1st then Open suse or Ubuntu. When you install either of these linux OS's ensure you install to another partition other than the windows one. Both installation routines will allow you to format the drive to the linux ext2 format and automatically install a boot manager (usually GRUB) which will allow you to select the OS you wish to boot.

hi,
Just in case you didn't know, the program in Ubuntu to do partition related stuff is called gparted. Usually it's located under menu system/administration/partition editor
If you want to alter your linux partition, then you need to boot from the CD and run gparted from the CD. The graphical interface of gparted is okay, pretty comprehensive. However, before you do something with your HDD, be sure to backup first.
One last thing, NEVER give a label to your harddisk using gparted. Label in linux and dos/windows are totally different.

Hope this helps

Chris (ziraffa)

you can use virtual drive to install linux within windows os. you can download virtual drive for free look for virtual box version.

THERE ARE 2- VERY GOOD WAYS, LINUX IS FREE SO YOU CAN GO TO THERE WEBSITE AND BURN ANY OF THERE DISTROS ON A DISC-OR-DVD, OR YOU CAN ALSO GET THE DISCS MAILED DIRECTLY TO YOU THROUGH THE SAME SITE FOR ANY DISTRO YOU WANT. UBUNTU HAS ITS OWN SITE AND THEY HAVE LINKS THERE WHERE YOU CAN GET THE DISCS ALREADY DONE.. HAVE FUN WITH THE PENGUINS, JON T...

1st, install windows or if you have already its good .

Then, download Linux distribution that suits You better
Download It and burn into a CD or DVD with ISO file you can use Magic ISO or other manufacturer

then Go to BIOS setup and set 1st priority is the CD or DVD drive and save and exit

and install follow the instruction of linux.

also if you chose capacity of windows or linux is to little dont worry you can make install a partition magic and resize what you like....

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