-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 5 May 2003, penguin0601@earthlink.net wrote:
Sean, If you are going to replace XP with Linux, then you don't have to do anything, just install SuSE, it will reformat the drive in preparation for Linux. If you plan on dual booting, then your task will require a bit more work. You will need a program like Partition Magic ($80) to shrink the ntfs drive to make a partition to install Linux on then. I think SuSE may have something, check the manuals in your package as there are notes about this.
I would prefer to replace it, but after a quick discussion with the Wife, demonstrating Cygwin as a option to what Linux is linux, she said no as as She is the one who _must_ be obeyed, I may have to go the dual boot option.
Best suggestion, be rid of XP, Install SuSE 8.2 and have a lot of fun!
This is my personal preference.
Sean ****************** Sean, If you are not so far along with XP right now, you could reinstall that using FAT32 file system. The advantages of that would be two fold. First SuSE can automatically resize those for you to do a dual boot and second, you can read & write to those partitions! Problem solved, XP for the wife, until of course you convert her, and Linux for you!
You even might try setting up KDE just like XP to fool the wifey into using Linux without her know it! Be sure to get OpenOffice for Windows too, plus Mozilla for browser & mail. If she has he same things on both sides, she will soon learn the advantages of Linux! ;o)
This is of course another option, but then what do I do for outlook which she insists on using and her computer course which she must study at home also depends on access to Access and other MS tools Sean - -- Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top posting frowned upon? Normal Email sean AT tcob1 DOT net GPG Key Id 7DA70294 ICQ: 679813 Jabber: tcobone@jabber.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (Cygwin) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/ iD8DBQE+ts3jHMnSWn2nApQRAgInAJ93wgM88AxmQTLXPBtuwMk7bvPuBQCghz6j CHH34JK81tPI4AjyjbP6v8I= =THPE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----