> Russell Golden wrote: >> Has anyone tested whether Fedora Core 5 and Windows XP can be on the >> same disk? I know you can't do it with FC4. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Russell Golden >> > > Windows is set to take all of the disk coming from the computer vendor. > It is possible to run Linux and Windows using one hard drive and has > been possible for a very long time. > > Windows needs to use less of the space on the hard disk to allow for > Linux to be able to use the unallocated space. > > Both systems use different file systems and other than umdos, I believe, > they need different partitons set aside for each operating system. > > There are disk partitioning tools for both Windows use and for Linux > use. Check for Windows partitioning tools or find a Linux distribution > that can run for disk that has Linux partitioning tools. > > After you shrink the Windows allocation for disk space, Linux will setup > the unpartitioned space and even attempt to add a menu choice to boot > the other OS. > > Jim > I am not sure what ht eproblem is supposed to be. It is best to satrt the Linux to partition the disk first. Then intall WinXP in the first partition and Linux and its swap in the next partitions. And it just works. -- Aaron Konstam Professor Emeritus, Computer Science Trinity University San Antonio, Texas 210-999-7484
