which should be installed first...

cnelsen · n00b Joined: 29 Nov 2004 Posts: 4 Location: alexandria

i am doing a gentoo and xp dual boot, which os is the best to install first?

-chris

blackhorse · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 3:55 am Post subject:

I am not sure of this, but I have heard that windows will wipe out whatever os is there before it is installed, so you should probably do windows and then gentoo, I think.
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cnelsen · n00b Joined: 29 Nov 2004 Posts: 4 Location: alexandria

in the hand book,

blackhorse · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 4:31 am Post subject:

No. I guess I was wrong about windows, but I do remember what really happens *I think :lol:

* In the handbook it has Windows on the partitions after the gentoo partitions. That way Windows will not take it all over. I believe that when Windows is on the first partition it rewrites all of the partitions after it. Thanks for not taking my advice :wink:

It's a good thing you didn't :lol:

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hielvc · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 4:49 am Post subject:

You should install XP first.Its easit if XP is on the fist partion of of the first drive. LIunx doesnt really care where ends up, with end reason.
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