Quote Originally Posted by LikesToTrip View Post
Absolutely, there's no reason to install linux first and then have to reinstall GRUB at the end and waste time when it could have been avoided.
You might just want to stick with XP since you only need it for a few applications. I prefer XP in some regards.
Within the Microsoft family, I prefer XP as well. It's very stable and does everything I need it to. The whole motivation for getting Win7 working at home is so that I can perform some more of my software testing duties at home and maybe save some fuel by telecommuting a day or two each week. I already have an XP and Vista (ugh!) box but not a 7 box.