Re: [OS:N:] Open source software similar to PartitionMagic needed

[Access Systems <accessys smart net>]

On Sat, 14 Sep 2002, Scott Cox wrote:

I solved the problem completely,  run a 100% linux system on all my
computers

Bob

> I just gotta jump in here;
> Often times using a duel boot setup time ago, using the "add hardware" wizard 
> in M$ 98 would completely destroy my linux partitons. I sincerely hope that 
> the destruction and agony M$ has caused through the years is never forgotten 
> and is well documented.
> 
>  On Saturday 14 September 2002 08:29 pm, Access Systems wrote:
> > On Sat, 14 Sep 2002, Sivakumaran Raman wrote:
> >
> > welcome to the world of industrial sabotage, M$ intentionally designs
> > their system to sandbag any other operating system, Red Hat and other
> > Linux flavors build workarounds and with each new version of windoze gates
> > finds new ways to crash the competitors.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > > I am presently using Red Hat 7.3 as a dual-booting
> > > system with Windows XP on an emachines T1400 computer.
> > > The computer came only with restore CDs (not
> > > installation CDs) for Windows XP and to create a new
> > > partition I had to buy PartitionMagic 7.0. This is
> > > because tools like fips do not work with the NTFS
> > > partitions that Windows XP gives by default. Since I
> > > had only the restore CDs (and not the installation
> > > CDs), I could not reinstall Windows XP using a FAT32
> > > file system.
> > >
> > > I feel that an open source software package like
> > > PartitionMagic is needed that is able to work with
> > > NTFS partitions in order to simplify the dual-booting
> > > process for users (at no extra cost). Maybe Red Hat
> > > can develop something like that.
> > >
> > > I am sorry if this is not the exact forum for posting
> > > this message---but I am a member of other mailing
> > > lists too and I still had no idea where to make this
> > > request.
> > >
> > > Siv Raman
> > >
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