Jos van Kan wrote:
wmeler schreef:
folks,
i have suse 10.0 installed, and i want things to stay that way. at the same time, i want to install windows xp. (please don't get into the "why do you need windows?" stuff. don't worry, i'm loyal to linux, but i need it--or rather my girlfriend does--from time to time. thanks!)
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I recommend to run XP in a virtual machine (VMWare, or Parallels for 1/4 of the price) rather than dual booting if it is only lightly used. (Browsing, mailing, chatting) That way it runs cosily in a 4 GB sandbox (or larger if you wish) and you don't have to reboot each time you want to use windows. On top of that you have access to *both* the Linux and XP file systems using Samba.
I dual-boot and am pretty tired of it. To overcome this to-ing and fro-ing, yesterday I installed Win4Lin Desktop Pro 3 and today XP Pro (in a 9GB file). Installation for both was a breeze and XP runs like the real thing. Haven't yet installed any apps. in XP but as I had W4L when it first came out some years back I don't expect too many hassles with anything.
If you want to use it for watching movies then it's a different story.
Watching movies in Linux is not a problem at all. All one needs to do is to install xine. Magic. (The only thing I am looking for is an app. for SuSE which I can use to CAPTURE video thru the tv tuner card I use to watch - like at this moment - the daily news.) Cheers. -- This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1