[wdvltalk] RE: Linux first

2004-01-03 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
On Fri, 2004-01-02 at 16:57, Trusz, Andrew wrote: It isn't a question of first or second os. Windows simply doesn't like to share, it wants to have the box all to itself. So install it first. Linux is a better house guest. It will escort windows into a quiet little area where it will think

[wdvltalk] RE: Linux first

2004-01-02 Thread Trusz, Andrew
It isn't a question of first or second os. Windows simply doesn't like to share, it wants to have the box all to itself. So install it first. Linux is a better house guest. It will escort windows into a quiet little area where it will think it's the only os in residence. At boot time you get to

[wdvltalk] RE: Linux first

2004-01-02 Thread Sheila Fenelon
Yes, I agree. Win98 will want the whole machine so it needs to be installed first. I think later versions of Windows handle this better but I have no direct experience with it. However, if your a buying a new machine, why not just keep the old one? That's what I've done. I have two machines on