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  • From: "Josep L. Guallar-Esteve" <jlguallar AT maduixa.net>
  • To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Wiping an OS off a PC
  • Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:32:01 -0400

On Wednesday 04 September 2002 21:25, Kevin Sonney wrote:
> > NTFS (Win2k's default filesystem) does not play nice with others, and
> > installing Win2k after Linux will likely eat your Linux partition. I
> > think

> In most cases, all it really does is eat the boot loader. You can
> restore that with a rescue disk, although it's a pain. I usually install
> MS first, then Linux.

The proper order of installation of multiple OSes on a given computer is:

From Worst to Best:

1.- DOS
2.- Win95
3.- Win98/98SE
4.- WinMe
5.- WinNT
6.- Win2000
7.- Any Linux of your choice

Note: observe the ausence of "WinodwsXP" in the aforementioned list. This is
b/c I do not count Fisher-Price products as serious productivity Operating
Systems.


Salut,
Josep (glad to be back to INW)
--
Josep L. Guallar-Esteve





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