Mandrake 9.2 and XP

slayer777 · 02-08-2004, 12:48 AM

Ok, I'm complete newb. I am already running XP home and I want to partition about 6 of my 30gigs(is that enough) and try out mandrake 9.2. I Know I will probably have to re-format my drive and re-install windows. Could somebody provide (or link) me with a step by step on how to do this? (after backing up and reformatting if necessary)

Thanks alot!

specs:

P4 2.2g
30g HD
256mb ddr ram
xp home

megaspaz · 02-08-2004, 12:58 AM

you don't need to reformat windows at all. most of the newer distros have a tool where you can change the size of windows partitions to make room for a linux installation or they may be able to do it automatically. just make your computer bootable from the cd drive.

slayer777 · 02-08-2004, 01:08 AM

Thanks for the help. Your sig was helpful too. I realized That I only hold my farts in meetings and I have the most crappy ideas in meetings. You've changed my life.