Ubuntu and winxp dualboot on thinkpad

hey
i bought a brand new think pad t61 and now i want to run ubuntu and winxp on it in dual boot modus
does it matter how i arrange the partitions? (first ubuntu then xp or the other way round??)
thank you for your post
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Hello,
i think your question belongs to linux section of our forum.
See if there is an answer or,
got to Linux Board ofThinkpad-Forum.com or for german support,
to Linux section on thinkpad.forum.de.
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