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Also, if you are planning on making your system dual-boot, install your
WindowsOS first with FAT32 on the "C" drive. Linux can read and write to
FAT32. If your "C" drive is NTFS, you might encounter problems.=0D
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Always, always, always install windoze first.. This is only due the way t=
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MBR is written.. When Linux is installed a boot loader will also be=0D
installed, there it will give you the choice of what OS to boot.... If yo=
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install win2k with the NTFS then it doesn't much matter wher you have the=
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installed, ie: it does not have to be on C:/, it can be anywhere, but if =
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install as dos, then it should be on the c:/ as this is what dos likes!=0D
Happy installing.=0D
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> I want to make a dual boot box with Red hat 9.0 and Win 2k I plan on=0D

having separate 6GB partitions for each. Which OS should be installed=0D
first? Which should get installed in the primary partition? Any other=0D
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<DIV>Also, if you are planning on making your system dual-boot, install y=
our WindowsOS first with FAT32 on the "C" drive.&nbsp; Linux can read and=
write to FAT32.&nbsp; If your "C" drive is NTFS, you might encounter pro=
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<DIV>Always, always, always install windoze first.. This is only due the =
way the</DIV>
<DIV>MBR is written.. When Linux is installed a boot loader will also be<=
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<DIV>installed, there it will give you the choice of what OS to boot.... =
If you</DIV>
<DIV>install win2k with the NTFS then it doesn't much matter wher you hav=
e the OS</DIV>
<DIV>installed, ie: it does not have to be on C:/, it can be anywhere, bu=
t if you</DIV>
<DIV>install as dos, then it should be on the c:/ as this is what dos lik=
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<DIV>Happy installing.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2:57 PM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Dual boot</DIV>
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<DIV>&gt; I want to make a dual boot box with Red hat 9.0 and Win 2k&nbsp=
;&nbsp;I plan on</DIV>
<DIV>having separate&nbsp;&nbsp;6GB partitions for each.&nbsp;&nbsp;Which=
OS should be installed</DIV>
<DIV>first?&nbsp;&nbsp;Which should get installed in the primary partitio=
n?&nbsp;&nbsp;Any other</DIV>
<DIV>tips?&nbsp;&nbsp;(and please leave off the don't install Win 2k comm=
ents)</DIV>
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<DIV>&gt; Tom Achtenberg</DIV>
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