Problem with making linux / and swap partitions primary

[redhat linux]

Hello,

 I successfully
installed redhat
linux 9 on my
standalone and
configured it to be
a dual boot along
with windows xp
professional.
However though the
installation is
successful, I faced
a problem while
linux installation:
I was not able to
make any linux
partition primary. 
 I installed windows
xp professional
first and then while
partitioning the
disk through disk
druid for linux
installation, I saw
the windows c:\
drive was listed as
a primary partition
and the windows D:\
drive was listed as
an extended
partition. When I
created partitions
of the free space
for linux and tried
to make the root and
swap primary
partitions....I
wasn't allowed and
had to accept them
being logical
partitions. The
partitions as on my
hard disk currently
are: 

primary    c: drive
windows xp pro   
ntfs
extended 
                  d:
drive windows xp pro
  ntfs
                  /
                 
                 
/boot
                 
swap
                 
/Apps
                 
/D1
                 
/D2    
What will the
effects of this disk
partition be? How
can I make the root
and swap partitions
of Linux primary?
Has someone
encountered such a
problem before? Can
someone throw light
on how to fix it?

thanks,
Mark

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