[Lincs] NewB Question: Ease of Partitioning for dual boot XP/Fedora 8

[cliff.douglas at btinternet.com]

Bob
I didn't know if fedora will allow you to do what you want, but ubuntu would. Give it a try. I swtched from windows about 6 month ago and have had no problems what so ever.
Regards
Cliff 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Stoner <bob.stoner at btinternet.com>
Sent: 30 December 2007 19:33
To: lincs at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: [Lincs] NewB Question: Ease of Partitioning for dual boot XP/Fedora 8

Please let me set the scene: my son has just installed Fedora 8 onto his PC I am taken by the sheer simplicity of Linux. I have XP loaded on my older PC. I have checked the Partition through Disk Management and found that I have 7.8GB as Backup on FAT32 and 178GB under NTFS. I would like to first partition the drive to allow Linux to be loaded and then have the ability to dual boot the system. I already run FireFox and Thunderbird to give me the ability to use cross-platform applications. 
 
Can I use the partitioner within the Fedora setup to complete the partition required? I am unable to go the full hog at present due to the compatibility issues with the School I work for.
 
If you are able to offer a response, may I please politely ask that you recall what is was like as a NewB so many, many years ago J.
 
Thanks for being able to help NewBs.
 
Cheers
 
Bob
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