Installing Linux partition

Placebo · 2003-09-30 18:11:55

I am gonna format my drive then should i install WINXP first and then Linux, or the other way around ? and how do i partitiion my drive ? NTFS its. thanks ]:) worst smiley ever

30-09-2003 06:11PM

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I am gonna format my drive then should i install WINXP first and then Linux, or the other way around ?
and how do i partitiion my drive ?

NTFS its.

thanks

]:) worst smiley ever

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#2 30-09-2003 06:20PM

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Install xp first, then linux. XP will not recognise linux, but linux obviously will recognise the ntfs partition and will leave it alone...

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#3 30-09-2003 06:30PM

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Make sure you make a linux bootdisk when you install, as XP has a nasty habit of taking over the boot sector.

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