[Preston] Red Hat install on preconfigured XP

[Giacomo Lacava]

>Do I need to reinstall XP, or can I split the NTFS file system?=20

You can, but I think you need some software like Partition Magic or =
parted; I don't know if RedHat comes with a non-destructive partition =
manager (it should), look on their website for the installation instruction=
s. Just be aware that fdisk or cfdisk are not enough.

After repartitioning, you'll have to install a boot manager and specify XP =
parameters the right way, because win 2000/XP is more "intelligent" than =
win 9x : by default, at every boot it will try to check your *entire* disk =
and eventually format the partition it doesn't recognize. So be aware of =
this and backup often, mistakes are common and I know several people who =
lost their linux partitions in quick reboots after windows crashes :(

I don't know if repartitioning your entire disk and reinstall XP from =
scratch could be a better way. You should check the websites of RH, =
Mandrake or SuSE. :)

Giacomo Lacava