There is a program called xbmc that will give you media center abilities and
then the extra drive can be used as backup or extra space
On Oct 3, 2010 12:33 PM, "betty" <nicepenguin@webcanine.com> wrote:
> my computer mobo died, but luckily since i have ubuntu :) i could buy
> another computer and put my nice sata drive in it and start it right up.
> the computer i bought (new) had come with windoze 7 on a 500gb drive. i
> disconnected it.
>
> - can i put the windoze 7 sata drive on an external enclosure and then,
> boot the computer in ubuntu and access the external drive and boot the
> windoze (so we can access the media center functions) ?
>
> OR
>
> -can i make a dual boot out of the windoze drive without destroying the
> media functions, so that when i boot up, i can choose which to boot into?
>
> i like the first choice because it seems easier, if less elegant. :)
>
> thank you all for any help, remember i am the technically challenged
> list member - keep it s simple as possible.
>
> --
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