I recently installed Ubuntu 19.10 on mi Toshiba Satellite; and I'd like to install Windows XP SP3 on a separate partition. I've already separated the disk space for this, when I installed Ubuntu I left a 48gb partition and a 2gb respectively as "do not use", because I was planning to install Windows XP on the small partition and use the other 48 for storage.
Now, I recently searched for this online and it seems that it's not the same as simply putting on the installation bootable USB into the machine and run and it will go as intended (as it would be if I install XP first and then Ubuntu); but the technicalities of it made me simply lost. I am talking about this post: How can I install Windows after I've installed Ubuntu?
I know that Ubuntu uses an EFI partition (or at least that's what I think, I'm really new to Ubuntu, still); my Ubuntu installation has a separate partition for EFI, for Swap, "/" mount, "/boot" mount, boot grub, "/tmp", "/var" and "/home" as well as suggested on this post: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DiskSpace
Is there anyone who can please noob it down to me step-by-step on how do I install XP into these unused partitions without screwing up what I already have?
Please have in mind the fact that my laptop does not have a CD tray, it's gotta be installed via USB.
Thanks in advance.
So, I've researched, and as far as I can tell, it's very, but very difficult to run XP from an UEFI laptop, so, the answer is YES, we can, but it's not something I'm gonna pursue because 1)it's too much the hasle, it's not worth it; and 2)I lack the knowledge to run it from an UEFI system.