At 10:54 AM 7/21/00 +0530, you wrote:
>Hi guys,
>I'm back.I'm giving it another try.My parents are also willing to use
>linux.I will try my best to make it easy for them (with the help of linux
>users all over the world (because thats the way it works and was
>developed.).What I require is an environment in which I can learn about
>computer science using all the resources that are there on the net with no
>restrictions by people who just want to make a buck off you.What my parents
>want is email and wordpad and printing (they dont even want to browse the
>internet (yet - also for them to learn a permanent connection to the net is
>the only solution - which is not possible and will only be possible when
>cable modems take off here).I understand that it may not be as polished and
>smooth as using something like windows (for desktop users) but I think that
>linux is a diamond in the rough.So tell me - How do I switch to linux - at
>home?I have a 3.2 GB HDD which is fully occupied by a fat32 partition
>containing Windows 2000.I want to be able to retain the data I have in this
>partition.I have spent on cds containing various distributions of linux.I
>have the internet so I can download any software I want for my
>requirements.Now how do I do it?All the storage place is occupied by Windows
>so there is the issue of being able to retain this data.I feel I am
>trapped.I feel very badly about this because I have all the software to run
>Linux (tons of it!) and make the switch but I cant do it because
>repartioning will make me lose the data I already have.Can someone please
>help me?
>Regards,
>mdavid
Cool yaar
Just go thru the pcq cd containing red hat 6.2. U will get fips2.0
with readmes' explaining how to make it work. It repartitions ur hDD -
creates free space. U can make a 1 GB partition and install linux on it. Or
u can use partition magic - It has graphical interface to partition ur hdd
without destroying ur previous data
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