From: philo@invalid.not   
      
   On 05/20/2011 01:52 PM, Brian christiansen wrote:   
   > I don't know if this is the right group to post to, but here goes.   
   >   
   > I recently built a semi-tricked out computer (not really, it is the same   
   > components as is offered for a very basic computer by a local computer   
   > shop, but with selected components - memory and storage - increased as   
   > much as possible.) Then I installed Ubuntu.  In fact I am running Ubuntu   
   > and using pan newsreader right now.   
   >   
   > The ubuntu works just fine, and I like it fine, however, except for a few   
   > simple games (minesweeper, majong, aisleriot solitaire), most native linux   
   > games are not worth the disk space they take up, or at least I have not   
   > found any that are.   
   >   
   > To this end, I decided to partition off a small area (~40G) and install XP   
   > on it for these couple of games.  However, it is not properly recognizing   
   > the partions.  According to gparted (the ubuntu partiton editor), I have   
   > a ext4 partion on one drive with the the ubuntu OS on it,  a second ext4   
   > partion on a second drive with /home (equivalent of documents and   
   > settings) and an NTFS pation that currently has nothing on it.   
   >   
   > When I try to install XP on this, it "sees" 2 drives that are about 13G   
   > each.  I have no idea where on my system I have any partitions of that   
   > size.  I think the problem is that it does not have the proper SATA   
   > drivers for the disks I am using, and I will have to use a program called   
   > NLITE to slipstream them to the installation media I have because I do   
   > not have a floppy on this system.   
   >   
      
      
      
      
   Windows needs to be installed on an active, primary partition...   
      
   It's way easier to dual boot if you install Windows first.   
      
      
   I think I'd just put another drive in the machine and select the drive   
   you want to use with the bios option   
      
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