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| ==== Option 2: Install Tinycore in a New Partition ==== | ==== Option 2: Install Tinycore in a New Partition ==== | ||
| - | If a computer already has a recent version of Windows installed, while running Windows, and logged in as Administrator, | + | If a computer already has Windows |
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| + | If a computer has Windows XP, or an earlier version of Windows installed, defragment the drive using Windows, then reduce the size of the Windows partition using GParted. | ||
| Then create a Linux partition and a swap partition in the free space. | Then create a Linux partition and a swap partition in the free space. | ||
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| Select the location of the tinycore.gz file. It will be in / | Select the location of the tinycore.gz file. It will be in / | ||
| - | Select Embedded. | + | Select Embedded. |
| Select the Windows partition (usually sda1 or hda1). | Select the Windows partition (usually sda1 or hda1). | ||
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| Click the Forward arrow. | Click the Forward arrow. | ||
| - | Boot options. Type: | + | Optional |
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| install.gz can be loaded from any directory by opening the Control Panel, then clicking Load Starter Pack. | install.gz can be loaded from any directory by opening the Control Panel, then clicking Load Starter Pack. | ||
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| ==== Manually Install Tinycore in the Windows partition ==== | ==== Manually Install Tinycore in the Windows partition ==== | ||
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| The procedure is described on the [[grub4dos|GRUB4DOS]] page. | The procedure is described on the [[grub4dos|GRUB4DOS]] page. | ||
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