Microsoft needs to make things more compatable dont they? Linux is always attempting to make things compatable with everything else, what about windows? On Sun, 17 Sep 2000, you wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 4:28 PM > Subject: [MandrakeForum] WIN2K > > > WIN2K > > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20000917132808) > > > > Nacho writes "Can't install Mandrake Linux 7.1 on WIN2K. Please help, > > > > Nacho " > > > > Answer: Problem is: we can not resize NTFS. > > DiskDrake can only resize FAT, Ext2 and Reiser FS, and NTFS support in > > Linux in general is very bad. > > > In order to get Linux and NT (with NTFS) co-exist, either you have to > > tell > > NT to leave part of the HD for Linux, buy a separate HD for linux, or use > "Partition magic" (I think this prog. can resize NTFS) which is included in > MacMillan packages of LM. > > > > The PM included with LM CAN NOT resize NTFS partitions. > DO NOT confuse Win2000 with NT they are not the same. > > In Win2000 you can use the disk utility to convert the NTFS to Fat32. > DiskDrake or PM can then be used to resize that partition and then to > create a partition for the Mandrake installation. > > If this by chance was an attempt to install linux4win, it will not work > period, with Win2000. > > Charles ---------------------------------------- Content-Type: text/plain; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: ---------------------------------------- -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Linux - Cause I dont do windows or ovens! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Registered System: 83659
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