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I've an old pc with 40gb hard disk and 768 mb ram. The computer now has xp professional .

There are 3 drives of 9,9,18 gb. The 18 gb disk is full of data.

i wanted to install ubuntu .

Can anyone give me instructions so that i can install it with out loosing any data .
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Hello Sgrin, welcome back to the forum!

I have marked your thread as open so someone with Linux experience can assist you

Someone will be with you as soon as possible!

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Hello there.

This link is excellent help:

How to dual boot Windows XP and Linux (XP installed first) -- the step-by-step guide with screenshots
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