Or you could just use Mandrake-linux's 9.2 Harddrive Partioning tool seeing it can deal with NTFS. And happens to be free being linux. Just get a mandrake install CD and stick it in partion it then either install Mandrake or quit the installation and load Red hat instead.
Chad On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 13:22, Slosh wrote: > stm23 wrote: > > hi, thanx for all yr offers to burn the cds for me, & yr quick replies :) > > i actually have my own copy of Redhat9, i just thought that the uni would > > be > > > running a new version (which i now know they aren't) - so i'll just use > > the > > > old version. does any1 know of a good website which explains > > step-by-step > > how > > > to install redhat9. i already have XP installed so i'd like to set up a > > dual > > > boot, is this easy to do? > > If you are currently running Windows (admittedly I did this on a desktop > and I dunno how transferable this is) you can use Partition Magic to > partition drives, it's a bit fiddly in places but once you get the hang of > it isn't too bad. It will additionally set up swap spaces and stuff, and/or > complain if you don't give Linux any. This is however pay-software, so you > may wish to look for something that you don't have to pay for / use > illegally. > > It does have some sort of boot driver that you can use if you download, but > I found it easier to use one of the ones on the RedHat disk. > > --Slosh
