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[ubuntu] Triple-boot XP, Win7 &, Ubuntu .. help with windows partitions

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Hi All, I currently have a working triple-boot setup on my 320Gb Asus u80a laptop (XP,7,ubuntu). I initially used gparted to do all my partioning. I created a 10GB partition for XP, a 20GB for Win7 and about 120GB for Ubuntu, 4gb swap and the rest is still unallocated. My ubuntu partition (which I use regularly) is functioning perfectly. My windows XP and windows 7 function for a lil bit then totally lock up. They either crash (for example in a browser or doing updates) and/or completely lock up and I am forced to hard shutdown. I initially installed xp then 7 then ubuntu, I did the hide/unh (Hardware)

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