On Thursday 08 February 2007 22:04, Paul wrote: > >> Actually from everything I've read the official Knoppix position on > >> writing to NTFS is, to paraphrase, no/yes/maybe/maybe-not/depends. > > > >I just got the March 2007 issue of Linux Format. Knoppix 5.1.1 is on > >the cover disc. On the pages where the disc is enclosed it says that > >this version of Knoppix has "Improved NTFS support." The accompanying > >article says its the NTFS-3G driver. I don't know much about this. I'm > >just passing along information. > > Thank you both for the info. I got a laptop from work and thought it would > be nice to have a form of linux to use on it also (yes, it has XP / NTFS) > on it. But with things still so uncertain I'll refrain from that for now. > > Paul
Just do a complete backup (and verify that it's restorable; I made that mistake once - a bad DVD burner silently trashed my backup), then go for it. Hey, even if you trash it, your better off without Windoze 8^} -- These are my opinions. Get your own. ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
