Re: installing RH9 on an XP machine

[Nigel Wade <nmw ion le ac uk>]

alexander aristotelis org wrote:
> So, you've all told me how to install it on a new computer. I partition
> XP, and leave the rest unpartitioned.
>
> One more Q.
> I have a computer that has Xp pro already installed and sees the entire
> HDD as NTFS.
>
> Can I install RH9 on it without reformating / losing the data?
>
> Thank you all!


In addition to the advice given by others, I'd add that if you want to share 
data between XP and Linux then create a FAT32 partition for that purpose. XP 
won't understand any of the Linux filesystems without additional commercial 
software. You can add read support for NTFS to RH but write support is *not* 
advisable. Both understand FAT32 for read and write. It's not ideal for 
various reasons, but it's the best option available.


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