[aklug] Re: Windows installer and partitioning

From: Michael Figley <michaelfigley@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat Oct 11 2008 - 09:37:51 AKDT

--- On Sat, 10/11/08, Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us> wrote:
> Does the Windows installer (XP/Vista) allow the user to
> decide how he
> wants to partition the drive? It's been so long since
> I installed a
> Windows OS, I can't remember. I was going to be
> helping someone setup a
> Windows/Linux dual boot, and I was trying to decide what to
> do if I
> found out that the current Windows installation was only on
> one
> partition that covers the entire drive.

Windows allows adding/creating partitions,

my toe-rule of OS Installation Priority:

1st win2k
2nd XP/Blista
...
Nrd lin*
...

PS:
have not touched VISTA.

I'll probably never multi-boot install again:
virtual* is too tempting!

      
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