Thread: Installing Ubuntu on 2nd partition with WinXP

hi! i'm newbie here, , ubuntu. have questions. please me!
have winxp sp3 on c: disk. possible install (boot) newest version of ubuntu.iso, on 2nd partition (d: disk) without conflict windows? , if posible, here guide me that?
sorry english!

here's info pc:

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summary         operating system             ms windows xp professional 32-bit sp3         cpu             amd athlon xp             palomino 0.18um technology         ram             256mb sdram @ 134mhz (3-3-3-?)         motherboard             asustek computer inc. a7a133 (socket a)         graphics             syncmaster @ 1024x768             64mb radeon 9200 series (ati aib)         hard drives             33.0gb fujitsu maxtor 6l040j2 (ide)         optical drives             sony cd-rw  crx300e             hl-dt-st cd-rom gcr-8520b             khizid afsh2zotujwl scsi cdrom device         audio             unimodem half-duplex audio device cpu         amd athlon xp             cores    1             threads    1             name    amd athlon xp             code name    palomino             package    socket (462)             technology    0.18um             specification    amd athlon(tm) xp1600+             family    6             extended family    7             model    6             extended model    6             stepping    2             revision    a5             instructions    mmx (+), 3dnow! (+), sse             bus speed    134.3 mhz             rated bus speed    268.7 mhz             stock bus speed    133 mhz                 caches                     l1 data cache size    64 kbytes                     l1 instructions cache size    64 kbytes                     l2 unified cache size    256 kbytes                 core 0                     core speed    1410.4 mhz                     multiplier    x 10.5                     bus speed    134.3 mhz                     rated bus speed    268.7 mhz                         thread 1                             apic id    0 ram         memory slots             total memory slots    3             used memory slots    2             free memory slots    1         memory             type    sdram             size    256 mbytes             dram frequency    134.3 mhz             cas# latency (cl)    3 clocks             ras# cas# delay (trcd)    3 clocks             ras# precharge (trp)    3 clocks         spd             number of spd modules    0 motherboard     manufacturer    asustek computer inc.     model    a7a133     version    system version     chipset vendor    ali     chipset model    alimagik1     chipset revision    b0     southbridge vendor    ali     southbridge model    m1533     southbridge revision    00         bios             brand    award software, inc.             version    asus a7a133 acpi bios revision 1010             date    02/25/2002 graphics         monitor             name    syncmaster on radeon 9200 series             current resolution    1024x768 pixels             work resolution    1024x768 pixels             state    enabled, primary, output devices support             monitor width    1024             monitor height    768             monitor bpp    32 bits per pixel             monitor frequency    60 hz             device    \\.\display1\monitor0         radeon 9200 series             gpu    rv280             device id    1002-5964             revision    2             subvendor    ati aib (1787)             technology    150 nm             transistors    36 m             release date    2003             directx support    8.1             directx shader model    1.4             opengl support    1.3             bios core clock    200.00             bios mem clock    166.00             driver    ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6614)             bios version    bk-ati ver008.015.028.000             rops    4             shaders    vertex 4/pixel 4             memory type    ddr             memory    64 mb             bus width    64 bit hard drives         maxtor 6l040j2             manufacturer    fujitsu             interface    ide             capacity    33.0gb             real size    33.820.286.976 bytes                 s.m.a.r.t                     01 read error rate    100 (253 worst) data 0000000000                     03 spin-up time    081 (080) data 000000098b                     04 start/stop count    084 (084) data 0000002b18                     05 reallocated sectors count    099 (099) data 0000000009                     07 seek error rate    100 (085) data 0000000000                     09 power-on hours (poh)    078 (078) data 000000389b                     0a spin retry count    100 (100) data 0000000000                     0b recalibration retries    100 (100) data 0000000000                     0c device power cycle count    084 (084) data 0000002a33                     0d soft read error rate    100 (093) data 0000000000                     c2 temperature    079 (077) data 0000000036                     c3 hardware ecc recovered    100 (018) data 00008915b6                     c4 reallocation event count    100 (253) data 0000000000                     c5 current pending sector count    100 (100) data 0000000000                     c6 uncorrectable sector count    100 (253) data 0000000000                     c7 ultradma crc error count    174 (174) data 000000001a                     temperature    54 °c                     temperature range    warn (50 °c 55 °c)                     status                    partition 0                     partition id    disk #0, partition #0                     disk letter    c:                     file system    ntfs                     volume serial number    107cae90                     size    20.5gb                     used space    12.3gb (60%)                     free space    8.21gb (40%)                 partition 1                     partition id    disk #0, partition #1                     disk letter    d:                     file system    ntfs                     volume serial number    e08f0913                     size    11.0gb                     used space    9.83gb (90%)                     free space    1.15gb (10%) optical drives         sony cd-rw  crx300e             media type    cd-rom             name    sony cd-rw  crx300e             availability    running/full power             capabilities    random access, supports removable media             config manager error code    device working             config manager user config    false             drive    e:             media loaded    false             scsi bus    0             scsi logical unit    0             scsi port    1             scsi target id    0             status    ok

it possible , relatively straight forward. if have 2 partitions, should able start installation , select second drive place install. ubuntu should rest.

being said recommend backing important up, in case.

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