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["Thomas C. Meggs" <tom AT plik.net>]

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I generally do the last option. My laptop right now is split 1/3rd
WinXP, 1/3rd Linux, and 1/3rd FAT32 shared data space where My Documents
et all lives. You definitely don't want to run Linux on FAT32. You would
actually have to run something called UMSDOS which runs on top of FAT.
FAT32 doesn't support file ownership/permissions/etc.

Regards,
Tom

Bill Geschwind wrote:
| Would Linux play nice with win2k if win2k were installed in a separate
| partition with NTFS and Linux were by itself in its own FAT16 or FAT32
| partition? I take it Linux supports other file systems as well? How
| about have a system partition for each OS in their "preferred" file
| system and then a common FAT16 or FAT32 partition for data?
|
| - Bill
|
|
|>-----Original Message-----
|>From: internetworkers-admin AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:internetworkers-
|>admin AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Josef Komenda
|>Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 6:11 PM
|>To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
|>Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Wiping an OS off a PC
|>
|>NTFS (Win2k's default filesystem) does not play nice with others, and
|>installing Win2k after Linux will likely eat your Linux partition. I
|
| think
|
|>your best bet would be to simply cd boot Win2k and install it using
|
| the
|
|>FAT
|>option, then cd boot Red Hat and use the installer to grab a new
|
| primary
|
|>partition space.
|>
|>Since I actually work at Red Hat and have both OS's handy, and have a
|>spare
|>machine to test this on, I'll give it a try tomorrow and report back
|
| the
|
|>results.
|>
|>Thanks,
|>Joe K
|>
|>
|>----- Original Message -----
|>From: "Kate Johnson" <johnk AT ils.unc.edu>
|>To: <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
|>Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 4:16 PM
|>Subject: [internetworkers] Wiping an OS off a PC
|>
|>
|>
|>>I am planning to wipe Windows ME off a Dell box I purchased and
|>
| install
|
|>>Win 2000.  After that, install RH Linux and begin the dual boot
|>
|>adventure.
|>
|>>What is the cleanest and most efficient way to wipe a OS off a PC
|>
| and
|
|>>ready it for another OS install?  Tips and pointers to info would be
|>>appreciated.
|>>
|>>Given my experience with ME, I really want to take the PC into a big
|>>grassy field and shot it, but that does not fall under the
|>
| "cleanest"
|
|>and
|>
|>>"efficient" categories.  "Damn emotionally satisfying" category yes.
|>>
|>>TIA,
|>>Kate
|>>
|>>
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"It was funny with coffee.  Sometimes it did nothing for
him, and actually made him weak. But sometimes it really
made him feel like God."
        - from "Miguel", short story by Dan Bern

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