I am going to be using SuSE 9.0. Will it shrink the partition for me and do everything that you mentioned. I saw where SuSE 9.1 would, but I am going to be using SuSE 9.1. Thanks, Jereme -----Original Message----- From: John Pettigrew <john@xl-cambridge.com> Sent: Aug 25, 2004 10:04 AM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SLE] Re: Dual Boot Linux and XP Newbie needs help In a previous message, Jereme Hancock <jeremehancock@earthlink.net> wrote:

I am a complete newbie to the Linux world. I have a Dell desktop with Windows XP. I would like to set up a dual boot system. I have PartitionMagic so I can shrink the XP partition, but I am really not sure how to do it.

Basically, you don't need to :-) The SUSE installer will resize the WindowsXP partition for you during the install, and will suggest a new partitioning setup for you. The only thing that might be worth doing is defragmenting the Windows partition first, although even this isn't essential. For your first install, ignore any complicated advice you get. You only need two partitions for linux - one to store everything on and one swap partition, because linux keeps its virtual memory separate, which makes it faster and safer. SUSE's installer will advise you to set up something like this during the install. The take-home message is, don't worry and just let the SUSE installer do it for you. It's easy and it works. John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards Free Palm OS® software and more... www.WhatWouldJesusDownload.com