Hi, from the SuSE support data base you get this article: [...] Title: Linux and Windows XP http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/dstark_linux_xp.html _______________________________________________________ Applies to SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.0 Situation You want to run Linux and Windows XP on the same computer. Procedure Linux on a separate hard disk You can simply install Linux on the free hard disk and configure the bootloader. Linux on the same hard disk as Windows First of all you must make room for Linux. Computers with preinstalled Windows XP usually employ the NTFS file system Version 2. Unfortunately, there is no documentation available about this file system at the moment, so currently Linux cannot read or write in NTFS. Resizing the partition with YaST2's Windows resizer is not possible. You may use either a commercial partitioning program or reformat the disk, after which you can install SuSE Linux and subsequently Windows XP. Please note that computers with preinstalled XP may have a separate partition containing recovery data. This partition must not be deleted in any case! * First create a primary FAT32 partition for Windows. This can be done with SuSE's installation program. Leave the rest of the disk free. If you also use an extended partition, it should occupy the remaining disk space. Please notice that some laptops require a special partition that must not be deleted. * Install SuSE Linux behind the primary partition and copy the bootloader LILO to a floppy disk. * Install Windows XP on the primary partition. * For more information on the further configuration of the bootloader check the article Linux and Windows NT [...] Hope that helps a little Oliver -- ... don't touch the bang-bang fruit