Dual boot windows Xp and Ubuntu 12.04

I have 41 GB of space on my E:/ drive. Is it sufficient to install Ubuntu? My Windows XP is installed in C:/ drive. Is it OK for dual boot? Should I install Ubuntu (I am installing using Live CD). I don't want to lose my Windows option.

To install Ubuntu 12.04, first download the ISO file from Here You can get either the 32bit or 64bit, and that depends on you system's processor.

To dual boot Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows OS first make sure that one of your drives is empty, or in your case have an empty partition. When you get to the installation type screen, in order to dual boot Ubuntu 12.04 select the option ” Something else”.

Select the drive that shows the free space, and click on New Partition Table option.

After clicking on it, a window will come up asking you to define the partition size. Choose the desired size, a window swill come up telling you that you have selected whole drive, just click continue.

In the “Use as” option select “Ext4 journalling file system”. This is the latest file system in Linux and select mount point as “/“. Press OK.

Click on add, to add a swap area.

Once that's finished you may click on “Install Now”.

If more help is needed to accomplish you task of installing Ubuntu along side Windows XP, I would suggest that you take a look at Windows Dual Boot.

this example uses an 8GB hard Drive you hard drive size may vary

I use both Windows XP Home Edition, with Ubuntu wubi installed. Lately, I have been using Ubuntu wubi more often, and it is not, that I don't like WIndows XP, I LOVE it.

However tho, I find that Ubuntu wubi works just as well as Windows XP does, and can use most applications on Ubuntu wubi, that are comparable to Windows XP.

Further more, I am NOT giving up on my Windows XP, it IS, still a good Windows OS, much and far better then that gawd awful Windows 8 that Microsoft will be, or has released.

If you want a Ubuntu OS, that will work well under a Windows XP installation, then I highly recommend wubi. That allows you to keep your Windows XP installation, but also run a Ubuntu Linux installation of wubi.

Also, WHY, I run wubi in Windows XP, is that it gives me a good alternative to that gawd awful Windows 8, which I will NEVER upgrade to. I do have Windows 7 Basic Home Edition, but THAT is it, for ANY Windows OS for me.

BUT, do give wubi a try, and you can also run wubi from a DVD as well, IF you want to just try it out first, before you install it.

Neill