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August 17th, 2007 11:00

Suse > Ubunta

I'm currently using Suse on a dual boot PC but want to scrub Suse and switch to a standard Ubunta installation without risking my Windows installation. How should I best go about this?
 
Are there any secrets, tips, hints, or is it all just common sense?
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    Posted August 17th, 2007 14:00

    I've already got it partitioned. My concern is that I my Ubunta installation to kill my Suse installation and to install it in it' place adjusting the boot loader that I already use or replacing it with its own version so that I can still duel boot as before but to a different OS build. Will it do this automatically?
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    dasunst3r

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    Posted August 17th, 2007 14:00

    The best advice I can give you is to manually partition your hard drive during the installation process. Ubuntu will automatically install a bootloader and you should not lose your Windows installation.
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    Posted August 18th, 2007 00:00

    The Ubuntu installation process will install its own bootloader (and overwrite the one from openSuSE). Of the many times I have installed Ubuntu, I have never had it miss my Windows installation.
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    Posted October 4th, 2007 07:00

    Do this. Format the partition that suse is on and then boot the computer with the windows xp cd. go into the repair option and type fixmbr. ( I think that is gthe command ) That will rewrite the master boot record. Then reboot. It will be as if suse was never installed.

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