"Vincent Delporte" <justask@acme.com> wrote in message
news:99jvo2p38r4484i8la564usdebm2q48kva@4ax.com...
> Hello
>
> I'd like to add XP to a test host that has FC5 installed. I'll have to
> repartition the HD to make room for XP, install XP, and then somehow
> recover Grub so I can dual-boot. FWIW, it's an old PC, so it can't
> boot from USB, only the CD or HD drives.
>
> Is there a HOWTO that explains how to do this step by step, so I don't
> screw up and end up with a broken PC?
>
> Thank you.

"Best" way to build a dual boot system with XP and Linux is to
install XP first, then install the Linux/OS of your choice. That's
what most of the guides say. XP has more restricitions on
configuration than Linux or any other OS does.
Generally make first partition XP second partition FAT32 for
transfering files/sharing files (if that is something you want to do)
third partition and the ones there after can be used for other
OS installs and uses. Make sure you backup your data before
starting. I would wipe the drive first and then use the fdisk/
formater of XP to do the disk manipulations in the beginining.

later.....