Anyone telling you to install Partition Magic or any other third party software has never installed Linux and does not know what they are talking about.
This is an excerpt from http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/partitioning
Some Windows users have a program called Partition Magic, but many Ubuntu users have reported problems with setting up a dual boot after using Partition Magic. It’s better to use one of these partitioning tools instead (and they’re all cost-free). Here are some: QTParted – available on Knoppix live CDs. GParted – available as the default partitioning program for Ubuntu’s Desktop CD. DiskDrake – available on PCLinuxOS’s live/installer CD.
I’m not sure how to prep a FAT32 file system (Windows 98/ME), but I can tell you how to prep an NTFS file system (Windows NT/2000/XP). First you have to disable virtual memory, then defrag your C: drive. After you defrag install your Linux boot CD and restart. Linux will ask you if you want to use all or part of the disc and even give you partition suggestions or allow you to set up the partitions manually. As a beginner I would say go with Linux’s suggestions. You will then select keyboard, clock, and other settings. Next is Application selection and installation. And finally you set up your boot loader either Grub or Lilo. That’s it. eject the CD and reboot.
I have installed dual boots for SuSe 10.1 and Windows XP, Xandros 4.0 and Windows XP, and I’m currently running a dual boot with Debian Etch and Windows XP. In fact if you could read my browser info this is what you’d see right now.
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.4) Gecko/20070508 Iceweasel/2.0.0.4 (Debian-2.0.0.4-0etch1)
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Emergency Boot CDROM is a bootable CDROM for IBM PC or Compatible Computer. The CDROM contain utilities usefull for fixing computer problem or to install new Operating System after system crash.
Directory listing of CDROM :
- Windows Preinstalled Environment (BartPE + XPPE)
Hard Disk Management
- Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0
- Acronis Disk Director Server 10.0
- Acronis TrueImage Enterprise Server 9.1
- Ranish Partition Manager
- Symantec Norton Partition Magic 8.05
PC Tools & Data Recovery
- AIDA Hardware Diagnostic Tool
- System Memory Tester
- HDD Integrity Verifier
- HDD Regenerator
RecoverSoft Data Rescue PC
- McAfee CleanBoot SP1
- Recovery Console Environment
- Winternals Administrator Pak 2006
- Winternals ERD Commander 2005 v5.0
- Winternals Recovery Manager Boot Client
- Winternals Defrag Manager Boot Client
- O&O BlueCons XXL Administrator’s Suite
- Paragon NTFS Linux Rescue KIT
- DamnSmall Live-Linux CD/DVD (Mini Knoppix)
- FreeBSD Emergency Console (RIP Rescue KIT)
- Customized Micosoft DOS 7.1.0
- MSDOS tools and multimedia player
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