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[SOLVED] Some questions with dual booting - Alex - 02-11-2015
I recently bought a second hand HP laptop, which has Win 7 installed and running OK. I would like to retain Win 7 as I need it for a few non-Linux programs, on the other hand I love using LL for most tasks. So, I am considering having a dual boot machine, hence some questions:
1. Is it recommended that the dual boot be done using easy BCD? As shown in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dwwSSg-kJM
2. Is it a good idea to retain all banking/payments/ transfers in LL - because it is more secure?
3. How much HD space should I allow for the LL portion?
4. If a virus/malaware happens to infect the Win 7 partition is it likely to contaminate the LL partition?
5. Are there any other problems that a newbie like me should watch out for?
Thanks for your help
alex
Re: Some questions with dual booting - shengchieh - 02-12-2015
(02-11-2015, 10:42 PM)Alex link Wrote: 2. Is it a good idea to retain all banking/payments/ transfers in LL - because it is more secure?Yes.
Quote:4. If a virus/malaware happens to infect the Win 7 partition is it likely to contaminate the LL partition?No
Quote:5. Are there any other problems that a newbie like me should watch out for?
I have a personal disdain for dual-boot simply because I've seen numerous problems people had throughout the years (used linux for 12 years). I favor using an old machine (if you have one). Use it as a linux box and
let the new machine be all window. That said, many people successfully dual-boot and have no problem - your choice.
Sheng-Chieh
Re: Some questions with dual booting - Valtam - 02-12-2015
(02-11-2015, 10:42 PM)Alex link Wrote: 1. Is it recommended that the dual boot be done using easy BCD? As shown in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dwwSSg-kJM
You don't need a third party boot manager, Linux Lite comes with GRUB, this will take care of the dual boot.
Re: Some questions with dual booting - Alex - 02-12-2015
Thank you both for your advice
