Hi

Okay, I found a tutor that's pointed me to the right-click feature of My 
Computer in Win XP, but I'll hold off formatting with XP for the moment.

You say I want the Linux installation to be bootable...?  Why is that 
important now?

Thanks!
Greg P.

Peter wrote:
> Since you want the Linux installation to be bootable, you will need to
> install it on a primary partition. You should have a choice of several
> formats to use - check which is best for the version of Linux you are
> planning install. DO NOT FORMAT the drive using XP - do the PARTITIONING and
> formatting using the Linux install procedure. It is best that way.
>
> The native format for XP is NTFS. There are a number of utilities now that
> will allow Linux to access (read) an NTFS partition, but I am not aware of
> it being able to write to NTFS. If all you want is to transfer files from
> NTFS to your new Linux install, there should not be a problem. You can boot
> to Linux and then read the info on your XP drive.
>
> Although I have taught UNIX/Linux, and have used it quite a bit, I have not
> kept up with what is currently happening (been away for a couple of years).
> Others on the list may give you some helpful pointers as to how best to
> proceed.
>
> Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> I need advice about formating a new slave HD on my system.  The situation's
> not quite that clear-cut though.
>
> Background info:
>
> My Master Hard Drive currently has WIN XP loaded on it, that's my operating
> system for now.
>
> On my new Slave Hard Drive I want to install a distribution of GNU-LINUX, in
> order to learn it.
>
> Once I am comfortable using the new OS, I will wipe clean the Master Hard
> Drive and install LINUX on it as my new OS.
>
> I also want to move a lot of files (not programs) to the new hard drive now,
> in anticipation of my formating the main HD.
>
> Greg P.
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