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Nick wrote:
> 
> I'm a windows user (currently using Windows Me). I'm trying to install Red
> Hat Linux 6.2 but there's a BIG problem.
> I've one harddisk (IBM 20.1Gb). I've put it into 4 equal partition with 5Gb
> each. Once I put in the Linux CD-Rom and try to install it. An error message
> pop out every time, which say : "...device hda is not partition porperly...
> no such file or directory."
> I've try to re-partition to almost any combination ( 5x4Gb, 2x10Gb, etc) The
> only case work (to go through the problem) is when there's no partition at
> all, which I mean only one primary drive with 20Gb.
> But I can't just purly switch to Linux, I still need Windows for others jobs
> to be done.
> Please HELP.
> 
> Nick
> nicomail@optusnet.com.au


Have you tried to leave like 5GB of space unpartitionned?
Anyway, now that your harddisk is empty, you can install Linux on a 5 GB
partition
(I cannot imagine you will need more space). Then you use fdisk to make
DOS 
partitions and install window$ on that partition.
There is one thing that you need to remember, though: windows thinks its
the
only OS out there, and will destroy your Boot Record. Then you cannot
boot linux
any more. So you will need to make a linux bootdisk first and then use
the floppy
to boot to linux. Once you are in linux, you can use lilo (LInux LOader)
for
booting. With lilo, you have a menu asking you what OS to boot, and you
can type
stuff like 'windows' or 'linux' and it will boot. If you want to know
how to use
lilo, type 'man lilo' when you are under Linux or read the
documentation. 
Or if you are lazy, just keep on using the floppy :)

nordi