I would like to reinstall the Windows CD that I have, and then re-partition and add Linux RedHat. I am currently running RedHat Fedora. I would like to create a dual boot system, I have a good article on how to do this if I currently have Windows installed but not if I have Fedora currently installed. I have a Seanix computer , and it has an install cd , when I put it in it will boot from the cd but it does not allow me to install Windows ME , I assume because it is a Linux file system now. What are the best steps I can take to get this back to a FAT or is it FAT32 file system? Please be very verbose in your answear , more info the better, I don't want to wreak the HD.

Thanks in advance ,

Aaron

Hello,

Before giving you an answer, we need to know how your hard drive is partitionned??? because if you have an available partition, format it as vfat partition (with a tool like mkfs.vfat if you use linux to format it). Then don't forget to create a linux boot disk. Reboot and install windows... Once the install is complete, you can't boot anymore with linux as it's window boot in MBR. So use boot floppy to boot with linux and reinstall a bootloader like lilo or grub which will allow you to dual-boot.

Oliv'

You will need to repartition your hard drive -- Windows can't install to a Linux partition.

I suggest that you do this using "cfdisk" under Linux.

Create a partition for Windows, and, if you had to delete any Linux partitions to do this, recreate the partitions you'll want to put Linux on. Be sure the Windows partition type is set appropriately. (If you're also recreating Linux partitions, your new swap partition for Linux will also need the type changed -- all other partitions can be left as the default type).

Then, once you've got your Windows partition, Windows format it (use a DOS boot disk and "format c:" maybe?).

Warning: If you delete or change any Linux partitions while repartitioning (you will probably have to do this unless you left unpartitioned space in your last install), you WILL lose data from the affected partition(s). You will probably have to reinstall Linux if this happens.