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Lea Schafer <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 3 Dec 2001 18:47:29 +0200
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I support this view completely. May I just add my 2 cents though. Backup all
your data before starting. I've done this a few times and trust me, it is
easy to mess up the install.




> You do not need to use a commercial product <such as PartitionMagic>
although feel free to do so if you are not comfortable using FDisk.
Additionally, most flavors of Linux will come with a disk partitioning tool
to help you with the installation.
>
> I have had success using dual boot with Win98 and Linux as well as a
triple with Win98, Linux, and Win2K.  There are many, many sites that will
out there that provide step by step help so just do a search for "dual
boot".
>

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