On Tuesday 17 October 2006 20:52, dmyers549 wrote:
> You can also use a free partition utility called partition logic. It
> works much like partition magic, but it's free! Also many distros have
> their own disk utility. Just be careful not to delete or overwrite
> your windows partition. When you install Linux, it should set up the
> boot loader (aka grub) with an OS option menu by itself. There is your
> dual boot. freespire/Mepis/Ubuntu do this well.

Just a warning on partitioning, whichever tool you use.

Defrag the Windows partition first, this will reduce the risk of losing data.

Regards

Steve

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