Hi.
You can put linux on a separate partition, and it shouldn't interfere with your Windows installation. This is often referred to as dual boot, and is quite common. You should make sure that linux is installed _after_ windows, or else you will probably not be able to boot into linux (although this can be fixed). Linux installs a boot loader on the MBR of you disk, and enables you to select which OS (windows or linux) to boot when you start you computer. Running Windows apps in Linux is possible, but when I tired this many years ago it didn't work very well. But I guess there has been some development on this since then. :) You could run Windows as a virtual machine inside Linux (using for example VirtualBox or VmWare) if you need access to windows apps from within linux. Regards, Kenneth On 11/18/08, Trixie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > I've heard about Linux for years and was considering reformatting and > partitioning my computer. Could I install Linux on a separate > partition? Would it interfere with Windows? Would it know which system > to boot to? Will my windows programs (all of them) run using Linux? > > thanx > Trixie > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
