2010-02-06, 18:11
Please post your results - I'm very interested to see how you go.
I bought a Samsung n140 netbook computer today, that has a 250 gig HDD. The first thing I did when I got it home was to setup two partitions (using the Windows XP install disc). One partition is 120 and the other is about 128 or something..
So I'm just installing Win XP now on the first partition and want to install XBMC on the 2nd partition. I have been reading the wiki and searching through the forum and I think that I need the XBMC Live install. I'll install it from USB on the 2nd partition.
My questions are:
1. Can I put all of my media files on the same partition as the XBMC install? Or should I go in and divide the XBMC partition into two partitions - one for the XBMC program and the other for media files?
2. How do I make the netbok dual boot? I would like a screen to pop up giving me a choice of either Windows XP or XBMC when I boot the system. Does the computer do this automatically or will I have to change something in the BIOS etc..
Sorry for the ultra noob questions. I promise that I'm a quick learner and don't mind reading through faqs etc if you can point me in the right direction.
Cheers!
I bought a Samsung n140 netbook computer today, that has a 250 gig HDD. The first thing I did when I got it home was to setup two partitions (using the Windows XP install disc). One partition is 120 and the other is about 128 or something..
So I'm just installing Win XP now on the first partition and want to install XBMC on the 2nd partition. I have been reading the wiki and searching through the forum and I think that I need the XBMC Live install. I'll install it from USB on the 2nd partition.
My questions are:
1. Can I put all of my media files on the same partition as the XBMC install? Or should I go in and divide the XBMC partition into two partitions - one for the XBMC program and the other for media files?
2. How do I make the netbok dual boot? I would like a screen to pop up giving me a choice of either Windows XP or XBMC when I boot the system. Does the computer do this automatically or will I have to change something in the BIOS etc..
Sorry for the ultra noob questions. I promise that I'm a quick learner and don't mind reading through faqs etc if you can point me in the right direction.
Cheers!