Aqua-Soft ForumsI've been trying for the last week to get my main computer to dual boot Windows XP and Xubuntu [ubuntu with XFCE instead of GNOME, btw]. I tried a variety of methods to get both installed, and I get one of two results, which both turn into the same result.
When I install XP first and then Xubuntu, I can boot into Xubuntu just fine, but when I try to load XP, the screen says "Starting Windows...." then turns black. The monitor doesn't go into standy, so it's still getting a signal, but all it gets is a black screen.
Then, if I install Xubuntu first and then XP, it boots straight into XP, so I ran the Live CD again and fixed GRUB so I could boot Xubuntu. Then, I get the same result as above; I can get into Xubuntu just fine, but XP won't load for me.
I've discussed this with a friend of mine who has dualbooted Ubuntu and XP for a while, and he says that the XP partition is getting messed up. The only thing is, whichever way I do it, I always partition the disc with the first OS install so that the other one doesn't need to resize the disc for space.
I followed this guide for fixing GRUB when Xubuntu is installed first, it's near the bottom of the page: http://apcmag.com/5459/dualboot_ubuntu_and_windows_xp.
Any help would greatly be appreciated, thanks in advance.