Re: Stupid newbie question...

From: Sergio Basurto Juarez (sbasurtoj_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/02/05

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    Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 14:11:42 -0800 (PST)
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

    --- The Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah
    <zach.dubord@gmail.com> wrote:

    > Hey
    >
    > I am COMPLETELY new to linux but I've used a Knoppix
    > bootable cd and
    > have instantly fallen in love. Even from cd my
    > system runs
    > considerably faster than with xp.
    >
    > Having said this, I want to install debian but don't
    > want to monkey
    > around with the partitions on my existing C drive.
    > Is it possible to
    > install a second hard drive and run two os's that
    > way? Meaning, to
    > set it up so that I can boot my computer and get the
    > option of either
    > running my windows os on my windows hard disc or my
    > debian os on my
    > debian hard disc.
    >
    > Sorry to be a nuisance or to repeat a question
    > that's been asked a
    > million times. I just couldn't find my answer from
    > any discernible
    > source online.
    >
    > Thanks!
    >
    Indeed you can install Linux in other hard disk and
    use grub or lilo to choose which operating system
    starts,

    also you can go to www.tldp.org there is a list of
    serveral HOWTO's that can help you in you new
    experience.

    Also I can recomend you
    http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+Windows-HOWTO/index.html

    Regards

    ===== 

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