[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Still Mr. fips is not happy . He says that the last cylinder is still not > free . > > Is there any way of installing Linux onto a FAT (Win 98) part. , without > standing the > risk of losing data (either of the disk or of the partition ) ? > Thanks , > ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
this worked for me many times: 1) disable virtual memory (control panel -> system -> performance); 2) reboot in maintenance mode (or whatever is called in english: in italian is "Modalità provvisoria": 640x480 screen with very few colors); 3) run "defrag /q" from a dos window (/q means "don't defrag the files, just put all them on the front": much quicker; very hidden flag, very useful information!); 4) look at the details and check all the colored little squares to be sure the bottom part gets empty; 5) when defrag has done, put the fips floppy in, push reset (no clean shutdown!) and reboot with fips; 6) repartition; 7) reboot w9x and scandisk, just to be sure; 8) you did it! i made that way at least 5 times, never lost anything. YMMV of course! keep a backup copy as recommended! hope it helps. pietro.