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Gen357:
Ild like to know how to install a dual boot system with Windows XP and Linux Mandrake. I already have a Virtual Linux (runs from CD ROM) and it works, suprisingly only crashed twice and loved it.

However I last time I tried to partition (with peanut linux) it messed up my partition table and had to format my hard drive. But I hear Linux has progressed quite alot since a few months ago.

Can anyone suggest any good Partition software that will allow me to do this? And what software would allow me to program in Linux, I already know of PureBasic but something a bit more powerful.

Thanks,
Gen357

[ June 14, 2003: Message edited by: Gen357 ]

xyle_one:
do you have one drive? or two? I was under the impression that you couldn't partition an ntfs drive without seriousely fooking your system up. maybe someone else can shed some light (i would like to know as well    )

DJ:
I believe the newest version of Mandrake (9.1) has NTFS Partitioning Capabilities

Dj

Gen357:
Yes I have one hard drive 40gig or near enough, luckily I have also herd that mandrake supports this, however peanut does not. Thanks for the advice, and I hope to have mandrake installed tomorrow and signed up for the mandrake club within a week.  

SAJChurchey:
Well, to dual boot, you need to install Windoze first.  If you're using any NT derivative (including XP) you should install the bootloader on the first sector of /boot partition, that should be an option in the installer, although I have never installed Mandrake.

I suggest making one large extended partition and making seperate /boot (make this primary), /usr, /, and /home.  This can help u if u ever want to install another distro, and saves on defragmenting the root partition.

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