Dual boot system

[PunJab]

Hello,
I am just about to make a duel boot system and im am finding it difficult to understand partitioning. If someone could tell me ho to install win XP and red hat linux on i would be great full.

Something i need to know are how to use fdisk properly to make a partition for linux like which one is it primary DOS etc?

Or if someone could gmme a step by step guide on how to do it. or if there is another link about it to tell me plz.

thanks guys

 

[jmecor]

fdisk works well with win98, but if you able to afford using Powerquest partition magic, it will be easier to you to create different partitions.

 

[PunJab]

so if i get that program ill just be able to install win XP, then load up XP and partition thur partition magic into the right type so i can then install linux

 

[JimmyDean]

System commander is a great program for dual booting with windows and linux, but its a little hard to get working correctly

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[Flinx]

Just don't take up the whole disk for Windows XP.
Leave a a couple of GB for Linux.
Linux usually has it's own partitioner.

The loving are the daring!

 

[jiffy]

I would only use Partition Magic if you already have WinXP installed and you want to partition it. You could save that money by using fdisk, if you don’t mind reinstalling everything. You can find out how to use fdisk by searching the internet, or check out the windows threads here at THG, unless someone wants to tell you how. I just recently did in the windows thread.

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