XP/Linux dual boot

Kevin Brown plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:00:17 -0700


But then you can't mount and use the Windows partitions under linux.

"Richard L. Proctor" wrote:
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> On Tuesday 11 June 2002 8:41 am, Nathan England wrote:
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> > I would install XP in a fat32 partition. Don't use NTFS.
> > As far as I know, you can't modify the fat32 partition that XP is on, or it
> > will break it's crc consistency and it won't boot.
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> > I don't know if that means the partition table in general or not.
> > You might try getting a copy of partition magic 7 and use that.
> > If you don't have it, I can loan you a copy of the rescue disks.
> >
> > nathan
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> I use XP and SuSE 8.0 Professional and have Win XP using NTFS on half the
> drive and SuSE on the other half and as a dual boot system.  Works fine!!
> 
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