Harry Krause

James wrote:
> What I would do:
>
> 1.) Move your data as described to free up the drive.
> 2.) Insert Ubuntu CD.
> 3.) Go into BIOS, change boot order to boot off of CD first.
> 4.) Install Ubuntu on the formatted drive.
> 5.) Reboot.
>
> It should provide you with an options list of which to boot into at this
> point.
>
> "Harry Krause" <harry.krause@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uVg7oELkHHA.744@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> ...from startup into either VISTA Ultimate or Ubuntu, what would I have to
>> do?
>>
>> At the moment, I have only VISTA installed on my computer.
>>
>> I have three hard drives:
>>
>> C, for VISTA and programs.
>>
>> D, for data storage.
>>
>> E, for storage of large files.
>>
>>
>> I can easily move the data I have on D to E, leaving me
>> a D drive that's empty for all intents and purposes.
>>
>> Assuming that is what I want to do, and that I have a Ubuntu
>> CD,
>>
>> what precisely do I do to set up Ubuntu and NOT mess up my VISTA setup and
>> be able to boot at start up into either?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>


If I move the data off the drive, is there some sort of repartitioning
or reformatting I have to do on the now empty drive?