dual boot wisdom please

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hi guy's
after not being that impressed with vista , i have decided too try a dual boot system with ubuntu and xp home 32 bit on my old rig . this will be a fresh install off both os's . and i would like a little guidance if possible please guys .
first which os would you install first and why ?
and second my main reason for trying linux is i believe it is possible to play il2 1946 online in hyperlobby on linux running wine ? anybody else in here managed to do this ? any info would be very much appreciated .

 

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windows, then partition for linux then install linux (what distro by the way?)

i was going to give the gutsy gibon a whirl , i have heard it is a fairly easy distro for noobs

 

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thx for the advice billytheimpaler i am going to give it a whirl tomorrow , just downloading the iso image now for the gibbon

 

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hi guy's
stumbled on a little problem while trying to install hardy heron , i am using a 24" screen 1920 x 1200 res . and the linux installer is set to a res that i can not make out on my screen , the image is very blured and i cannot make out the instructions . is there any way i can alter the res during install ?

 

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ooops nevermind tried again and it has sorted itself out this time

 

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what can i say up and running after one abbortive guided install
but everything is going great now recognized my hardware no problem .
now the learning curve