Re: FN-FORUM: W2K dual-boot

date posted 27th January 2006 10:08

It really depends on the amount of RAM you have on the system. A
recommended paging file size is 1.5 * the amount of memory. So say you
have 1024 MB, the recommended size would be around 1500. That file
just sits there and takes up 1.5 GB but is very necessary.

Other things like program sizes (MS Office) can impact. It's also
recommended that you keep about 15% of your hard disk (i this case
FAT32 or NTFS partition) free. Take that into consideration. On a
guess I'd say for 2K Pro that a 6-10 GB would keep you going.

Do not let SuSE resize your partition! It does naughty things.

No warez needed for this either, as long as 2000 is installed first,
most Linux distros are ok after that. They, unlike 2000, recognize
dual boot.

Good luck.

On 26 Jan 2006 18:57:49 -0000, Dom Latter [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I've just got myself a "new" laptop and although the main OS will be Linu=
x
> (it's a shoot-out between SUSE and Mandriva at the mo') the laptop
> came with a W2K Pro CoA which means that I can legitimately install
> some Billy-ware and make it dual-boot - which may have some use,
> like, errrm, someone'll think of something.
>
> What's the smallest sensible W2K Pro partition I can get away with?
> 4 Gig?
>
> It's been a while since I played with dual-booting, so:
> Does Windows have to be the first OS partition?
> Does Linux have to start within the first 8 Gig or something still?
> A suggested scheme is
> hda1 suspend-to-disk 0.5 GB
> hda2 Windows 4.5 GB
> hda3 Linux 24 GB
> hda4 swap 0.5GB
>
> Point at the end there - AIUI, giving Linux too much swap actually slows
> it down, so I've put swap at the end where it can expand into unused spac=
e.
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