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I hear that it is difficult 2 get a computer 2 dual boot. Is it?

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That is a little like the how long is a piece of string question, it can depend on all sorts of variables such as how big the disk (or to be precise the partitions) is, what the OS's are, which partition they are on, etc.

I have in the past got dual booting to work on most machines I have tried it on, using either LiLo (the Linux Loader) or System commander (or something like that, I don't remember the exact name).

But overall I feel it would be easier to get Ethernet working in XP than to try and get a dual boot Linux machine up and running.