fips doesn't work with NTFS, only with FAT. XP uses NTFS, and I think 2000 does also. The latest release of Partition Magic works with NTFS but, as you pointed out, it isn't free. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Lowman" To: Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 2:37 PM Subject: New convert and kit idea > I have my first convert among my English students at PC. She brought her > laptop to IF2, but whoever was doing the install gave up after her > machine wouldn't boot from the CD. She wants to dual-boot with XP, so > she's going to bring her laptop to class Monday, and I'm going to > install Red Hat for her. > > I was thinking that it would be a good idea to create a "conversion kit" > for people who want to dual-boot. That way, if you ever run into anyone > who is ready to try Linux but isn't quite ready to give up Windows, you > can set them up right away. Knoppix is one alternative, but I was > thinking of (1)fips (or PartitionMagic if you don't mind paying), or > parted with a boot disk (although I've never used this one--I think it's > non-destructive, but correct me if I'm wrong), along with (2)your > favorite distro on CD(s), and (3)don't forget a boot.img floppy in case > you can't get the box to boot from CD. I've used fips with older > versions of Windows, but has anyone tried it with Windows 2000 or XP? I > couldn't get it to work with 2000 and I've never tried with XP. The kit > could include partitioning instructions, etc. with screenshots for the > visual learner (like me :)). > > Whaddya think? > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >