On Monday 05 May 2003 15:06, Sean Rima 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) Patrick -- --- KMail v1.5.1 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...