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I recently bought a netbook with xp installed on it and soon decided to dual boot Mint and xp but just got around to it. I am having some questions ...
  1. 11-08-2009 #1
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    Question on Mint 7 dual boot

    I recently bought a netbook with xp installed on it and soon decided to dual boot Mint and xp but just got around to it. I am having some questions about the partitioning in the installer. I have seen a lot of guides online but none of the installer menus look quite like mine. Do I choose "install them side by side, choosing between them each startup" or "specify partitions manually". I appreciate any and all help, thanks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rasa123 View Post
    I recently bought a netbook with xp installed on it and soon decided to dual boot Mint and xp but just got around to it. I am having some questions about the partitioning in the installer. I have seen a lot of guides online but none of the installer menus look quite like mine. Do I choose "install them side by side, choosing between them each startup" or "specify partitions manually". I appreciate any and all help, thanks!

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    Choose to install side by side. Linux Mint should automagically detect Windows and install the bootloader for you.
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    It gave me this error: "An error occurred while writing the changes to the storage devices. The resize operation has been aborted."
    Does this mean I will have to change the partitions manually?
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    At what point in the installation did this happen? I would defragment windows and try to shrink the windows partition from windows. Before you begin the installation of Mint, run the command "sudo fdisk -l" to get your partition information so you know where Mint sees your windows partition.
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    Lets check partition structure of your Hard disk. Boot up from Mint CD and execute sudo fdisk -l command. Post output here.
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    ^ Its small L in fdisk -l.
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