Need Help Setting Up My Dual-Boot... Again.

[Baphomet]

Well I'm back!!!

Did you even notice I was gone??

Had a hardware induced hiatus while rebuilding my new PC, getting XP installed, configured and stabilized; and installing my gaming addiction TESIV: Oblivion.
Happy to report that the build went smoothly and I'm now blazing with an Intel E8400 C2D @ 3.0Ghz, 2GB of Corsair and a WD 150 Gb 10K RPM "Raptor" hard drive, all on an Asus PQ5 motherboard. This, this IS the sweetness! Hooray for slipstreamed XP install discs, by the way!!

Now, my issue is as follows... I'm posting this from XP since I haven't yet reinstalled Ultimate. It's been difficult going this long but you gotta do what you gotta do. So now I'm ready to reinstall Ultimate but I'm going to need to dual-boot it with XP on my single SATA drive. No problem, I know, but I've poked around and looked at some of the tutorials and they're not quite making sense to me. I reeeeeally don't want to accidentally wipe my XP install or get the dreaded "No OS Found" error when the MBR get's dorked.

Would the simple solution be to use GParted (I have the bootable CD) to shrink the Windows partition and create a separate partition to be used by Ultimate? If I go that route, am I going to need to set up all three partitions for Ultimate - swap, /boot and / ? Is there an easier or better way to do this?

Lastly... Should I wait for Ultimate Edtion v1.9???

Help? Advice? Witty repartee??

Thanks in advance guys... Looking forward to having my 'buntu back. GAWD I've missed it so...

[cowboy]

Found this in the newbie section.. viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1396&sid=6df667f4e72552e0cc5f96cab92917f0#p13031

[apc15x]

Well well well is this the same Baphomet that just recently was telling me the virtues of Virtual Box and how to install it and I followed your advice to the letter and forgot about doing a dual boot and now you say that you want to dual boot and you have XP on your machine?
I figured that you were missing when I told everybody else that I got my new system together and It is SWEET and FAST and not a peep from you.
Not sure if this is in the order of advice but for myself I have usually used two drives when I did a dual boot, for me it is a lot easier. By the way I do have Virtual Box set up but I am only using one program on it and it works just fine. I tried to get my Blackberry to work with but I am having some trouble but it is not something that I have to use so it's okay. Also you might take a look at this site for information:
http://apcmag.com/howto_home.htm
If I see anything else I will let you know good luck.

[vinca]

not sure what trouble you're having, just boot off the live cd of any version, 1.9 or not, and then go thru the install, and then at the point of the partitioning, just shrink the xp partition with the slider although sometimes for me the slider doesn't show up, that means reboot time

[Baphomet]

Found this in the newbie section.. viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1396&sid=6df667f4e72552e0cc5f96cab92917f0#p13031

Now THAT'S the sort of "stupid simple" I need. Thank you!! Dual-booting like a biatch now. XP was starting to exert it's evil influence's over me so this had to happen... Stat. GAWD, but it's good to have Ubuntu back!!!

Ahhhhhhhhh that would explain why it's been so quiet around here...wondered who was missing

Nice to know that SOMEone around here missed me... <<sigh>> (be STILL my beating heart!)

That is a difficult decision...do you put up with a maladroit OS or install one that transcends all expectations and enjoy the benefits of perfection while waiting for the next auspicious installment from Thee...hmmmmmm tough call

Couldn't wait any longer... Ultimate Edition v1.8 up and running. I feel like rolling over and having a cigarette...
And I don't even smoke.

Well well well is this the same Baphomet that just recently was telling me the virtues of Virtual Box and how to install it and I followed your advice to the letter and forgot about doing a dual boot and now you say that you want to dual boot and you have XP on your machine? I figured that you were missing when I told everybody else that I got my new system together and It is SWEET and FAST and not a peep from you.

That's just a little more "witty repartee" than I was looking for. Nice to hear your system is kicking some bootaaay. Now get your a--back in line!!! I'm dual-booting for one reason and ONE REASON only (painful as it is): Gaming. Getting TES:IV Oblivion up and running on *nix is just more than I'm willing to put up with. Oblivion needs a full on (versus emulated) Windows/DirectX environment. Sucks something fierce, too, but I'm hooked on the TES series something FIERCE-ER. Bear in mind I'd have sold your immortal soul to have this gaming experience with Oblivion. Fortunately, for you, it never came to that. Now boot your Virtual Machine, oooo and ahhhhh over it's magnificence and STFU. I'm STILL thinking about selling your soul for a little more AA, or better FPS, so... Yeah.

[SaddleTramp]

Well well well...Welcome Back Baffermet!!! The quietness 'round here was gettin' deafning...glad you're back...NOW MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!!!