Re: [luau] Dual Booting with WinXP Pro

[W. Wayne Liauh]

Also, since it is well known that Linux doesn't write NTFS files very 
well, it is almost mandatory in a dual boot system to have a separate 
FAT32 partition to store data which will be shared by Linux and XP.  The 
number of partitions in a well designed Windows/Linux dual-boot system 
should always be greater than 4, thus, necessating the need for extended 
partitions.

Even with a workstation/desktop, I always keep at least a separate 
/home partition in extended partition. Since I have to run Win4Lin, I 
am also keeping /var and /opt in separate partitions.  (The main 
reason you keep separate partitions is that, when you re-install a new 
distro, you don't have to re-format them.)

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