I want to dual boot windows 7 and kubuntu on a new pc I'll be buying.
I want my data to be accessible (read and write) from both.
I have ubuntu and windows 7 installed on seperate drives before. Windows can't see the ubuntu drive. Ubuntu can see the windows drive, but can only read from it. Well, it can write, but the files would be corrupted on windows and I found u shouldn't do that. How am I supposed to transfer files out of ubuntu anyway? Is it ok to write on some flash stick, or would filesystem still be an issue?
Originally posted by ps355528: hahaha.. well if you run xp instead of that load of shit windoze 7 there are applications that allow mounting ext2/3 partitions..
I have a program in windows 7 that allows me to read and write from and to the other drive. It is ,however very slow and for some reason showing wrong sizes of some folders.
I had searched and found myself that there are such programs for XP that work, but would they be as slow?
I want to use "windoze" 7 anyway, so next time learn how to spell and read what I am asking and maybe then u could be actually useful.
Quote:OR .. if you make a "data" partition and format it fat32 both will read it just fine..
I know that, but I haven't found a dual booting guide, which covers this(kinda y I asked). If u have a link to 1 give it.
Quote:suggest reading and using google before asking dumb questions
I have used google extensively in both dual booting and filesystems.
Most of what u said I already knew. You have been of almost no help at all. Congratulations, you managed to unsuccessfully answer dumb questions! How dumb one must be to achieve that eludes even some1 as dumb as me!
Or you're wrong and my questions aren't dumb. There aren't dumb questions, just dumb ppl. Like u. Since no1 knows everything, every1 can ask anything.
Quote:winshite7 is very unpopular in FOSS world.
I am not that familiar with open source. I have open office in my XP on a computer and it runs very slow and has some compatibility issues. But I believe these problems are there because I haven't looked into them.
What I have found in google, however, is ppl claiming that XP can't utilize more than 4 giga ram, can't use directX11(which my new graphics card can use) and that it is better to use 7 with newer hardware. Based on what I found, windows 7 will be better for my brand new pc with good specs. Feel free to enlighten me.
EDIT: I have searched google very much and I have to tell you, your advice sucked ass. Making a data partition is pointless(and slightly worse than not doing it) and so is formatting it with FAT32(only very much worse, since FAT32 is a very inferior filesystem to NTFS).
What you do is make 2 partitions, 1 for windows and 1 for ubuntu. And since windows can't see ubuntu, u make the windows partition of ubuntu as small as possible(leaving some space for programs you may download) and store its data in the windows partition.
Also, I still think that windows 7 is better than XP, for my new pc.
Not only did you not provide any useful information, but what you did say was wrong(and you have the nerve to talk about who's dumb).
So, thanks for nothing, loser.
