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<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Mr Michael Phillips <linux478@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:
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<P><BR>--- Stephen <SMILE_STEPHEN@COGECO.CA>wrote:<BR>> Can you give me some advice I am receiving a new<BR>> hard drive from work to <BR>> add linux to my home computer?<BR><SNIP></SNIP><BR>> My currant home system has two drives a 60gig and<BR>> 20gig now I will add a <BR>> 100gig to my P4 with 160meg ram<BR><BR>It is kind of hard to give advice without hard drive<BR>space requirements by each operating system( Like how<BR>much space for applications ). I might be able to<BR>shed some light on the subject with this limited<BR>information. Also, just to warn you I have no Windows<BR>2000 experience. I think the best way to install the<BR>operating systems would be in this order Windows XP,<BR>Windows 2000, Windows 98, and then Linux. </P>
<P><FONT color=#0000bf size=3>Try using a partitioning program like System Commander or Partition Magic/Boot Magic. I would install Win 98 first, then 2000 and XP, and then finally Linux. But thats just my opinion.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#0000bf size=3>Question, why do you want to install XP? Win 2000 and XP are nearly the same! If you have no need for all the multimedia features of XP, I would just install Win 2000 and be done with it. Also Win 2000 does not call home nor naggs you about EULA.</FONT></P>
<P>Also I<BR>would keep personal documents and work files on a FAT<BR>partition(s). The reason for this is to give access<BR>to personal and work files from any operating system. </P>
<P><FONT color=#0000bf size=3>Yes, Stephen, I agree with Mr. Phillips this way any OS can have access to that partition. I would also put all personal and work files on one partition, and have another partition for any productivity software used with Win 98, 2000, or XP. The only software installed with each OS should be Utilities and the like. ie: Anti-virus and so on...</FONT></P>
<P>Now for the partitioning, I would have a partition for<BR>each of the Windows operating systems.</P>
<P><FONT color=#0000bf size=3>This is where a partitioning software comes in handy. To be able to boot to each OS you will need a partitioning/booting program like the software stated above. Hope this helps.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#0000bf size=3>Ron:)</FONT></P>
<P>Personal and<BR>work files would get there own partitions. Linux<BR>needs at least two partitions. The answer for<BR>dividing Linux is determind by what the operating<BR>system is being use for.<BR><BR>I hope this helps.<BR>Michael<BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <BR>http://mail.yahoo.com <BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV><p>
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