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Hi I run a similar set up with both win95 and Linux on the same machine.


M.L. Scott wrote in message ...

>My main questions are :
>(i) What is the best program for partioning a hard drive?
>(ii) Are there any risks involved - loss of data etc.?


Check to see if you are using the Fat32 file system. If you are you can't
use FIPS without destroying all your data which I doubt you want to do :). I
used Partion It to create space on my HDD in which to put the Linux partion.
This Is a Win95 program and I find it EXTREMELY good, Very flexible and
safe.

Yes you can lose your data. So I suggest you be careful which software you
use to repartion your HDD


>(iii) How much memory should I allow for Linux, considering that I would
>like to use more or less its full capabilities, including networking,
>programming etc, and restrict Windows 95 to games and little else? I have
>about 500MB free at the moment.

I have set aside at present 420 Meg on my drive for Linux. This has so far
been sufficent to run everthing that I have wanted including 2 Window
managers and a variety of other thigs I have wanted to try out.  However If
I could Afford a second HDD I would prefer to have a Hdd dedicated to Linux
which would be about 3.2 Gig.



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>I would appreciate any help anyone could give me.
>
>M. Scott