Install XP
Install VMWare Client. If your CPU is 32-bit, get version 3.
Download a Linux .iso
Run VMWare to create a virtual machine running Linux
Dual boot is old school.
Most Linux OS's walk you through dual booting. Choose your prefered Linux OS and burn it to a disc and run it. You could also partition your hard drive from the XP side and create a space for your Linux OS to run in. If you are new to Linux, it is recomended to run the OS without actually installing it, that way you can get the feel of Linux without completely installing it.
Make sure that you have installed the Samba client package on your system.
Linux is not an power full Operating system XP is the most powerfull operating system
You can by installing Windows in the normal fashion, but if you do, Mandriva Linux may be erased.
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Yes, by simply installing a different operating system.
To install more than one operating system on a computer, it is best to start with the oldest first. For example, if you are installing Windows 98 and Windows XP on a computer, install the Windows 98 first. Put the installations on separate partitions. This will prevent conflicts between the two. Once you have installed the second operating system you will find that each time you start your computer, you are given the option of which operating system to invoke. Remember that if you have a Windows XP partition with files that you want to access from the Windows 98 (or Linux) installation, choose the FAT32 file system when installing XP. Windows 98 and some versions of Linux cannot access files on an NTFS partition.
I suggest installing Windows, and then Linux (preferably on different physical hard drives). When Windows is installed it tends to overwrite the boot partition, making it difficult to boot linux afterwards.
Windows XP and Yellow Dog Linux are not capable of being installed on the same computer, unless one is in an emulator. An operating system in an emulator cannot affect the host system. So yes.
you can run it with virtualbox
There is no such thing as "Linux XP". If you're referring to Windows XP, then the answer is no. As far as Linux distributions, for the majority of distributions, they are free (as in freedom) and free-of-charge.
This laptop system can support Windows XP and up as well as Linux.