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Re: windows me and redhat7.2

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From: Rhakios
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 18:20
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In article <T0i27.25230$e5.76684@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>, "Brandi k Murphy"
<luminatemind@bigpond.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know if there is a problem dual booting windows me,  I can
> use fdisk to re-size my partitions they save and can then be formatted,
> i then install windows me, then restart my computer, windows runs fine,
> the probelm starts hen i try to install linux on the other partition, i
> fource boot from the linux cd gointo the setup programme, finally when i
> go to install it it says there is notenough room and prompts me to use
> fdisk or disk druid to re-size again,, when  i look at disk druids
> screen in says that windows me is using the entire hrd drive. after i
> had already partitioned it. after this i cannot re-size without deleting
> windows back off the system i if anyone could help with this problem it
> would be great
> 
> 
> 
Is diskdruid seeing your fdisk created partition at all? How much room
have you allowed for redhat's installation? Have you created a swap
partition? Have you even told diskdruid which partitions you wish to
format as ext2fs and use for your linux installation?

-- 
Bye, Rhakios
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Subject: Re: windows me and redhat7.2
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 19:20:33 +0100
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