Re: Dual Boot Question

Ultra wrote:[color=blue]
> johnny bobby bee wrote:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> Hello,
>>> I have a Dell Laptop running Windows XP. Is there a tool/software
>>> that allows me to partition the internal disk without destroying the
>>> existing Windows OS. I would like to install Redhat 9 on the second
>>> partition. Thanks for your suggestions.[/color][/color]
>
>
> Use Partition Magic
>[color=green]
>> doesn't the redhat 9 install disk allow you to resize your XP partition?[/color]
>
>
> It does (as long as I remember)
>[color=green]
>> i thought it did? if not, try mandrake, i know it can resize NTFS.
>> just be sure to run 'defrag' on the winXP box before you attempt the
>> install.
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]
Try partition magic, it works great, and stable. I have use it on
multiple occassions without any problems

Roger <compspec1@sbcglobal.nospam.net> wrote in message news:<CzIhc.25119$2U4.17727@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com>...[color=blue]
> Ultra wrote:[color=green]
> > johnny bobby bee wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >>> Hello,
> >>> I have a Dell Laptop running Windows XP. Is there a tool/software
> >>> that allows me to partition the internal disk without destroying the
> >>> existing Windows OS. I would like to install Redhat 9 on the second
> >>> partition. Thanks for your suggestions.[/color]
> >
> >
> > Use Partition Magic
> >[color=darkred]
> >> doesn't the redhat 9 install disk allow you to resize your XP partition?[/color]
> >
> >
> > It does (as long as I remember)
> >[color=darkred]
> >> i thought it did? if not, try mandrake, i know it can resize NTFS.
> >> just be sure to run 'defrag' on the winXP box before you attempt the
> >> install.
> >>
> >>
> >>[/color][/color]
> Try partition magic, it works great, and stable. I have use it on
> multiple occassions without any problems[/color]



I know with Debian you can dual boot---Just read a howto(LILO!!)--If
you got the latest Woody release, once you can boot up debian, you can
edit your lilo (boot loader) file by reading a howto(Just look at
debian.org)

Esher2292

Whatever you end up doing, there is a little trick that can help restor
a boot record for Windows even after it has been written to by Linux.
Get a Win98 boot disk (or similiar, you can find images a
'bootdisk.com') and boot your machine with it. When it finally arrive
at the 'a:' prompt, you type this command;

fdisk /mbr

And it will rewrite the Win boot record, very handy when you think yo
have lost everything.

Fwiw, I run Win2k Pro (ntfs) and RH9 as a dual boot on my work laptop
I used the Partition Magic method.

Henry

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