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    will this work? (dual boot vista and linux)

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by amitface, Aug 6, 2007.

  1. amitface

    amitface Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a factory installed Vista loaded on my machine right now, but no installation disc. While I wait for that, I want to install Ubuntu.

    I have Vista installed on 86 GB, and 6 GB for the recovery partition.

    Can I use Vista's Disk Management tool to shrink the Vista Partition to 40 GB, create a 20 GB partition for Linux, and keep the rest free for documents and stuff? (I plan on deleting the recovery partition when I reinstall Vista) And then when I reinstall Vista, can I just wipe everything off of the 40 GB partition and put it on there?
     
    amitface, Aug 6, 2007
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