I had just purchased a RedHat Linux 7.2 book (fomr SAMS Publishing) and a RedHat Linux 7.2 Installer is included. I planned of installing it on my computer but I have a Windows 98SE installed in it. Could it be possible for me to install the Linux 7.2 without risking my Windows98SE OS and my other Files... If so, could you please instruct me on how to dual boot my computer without harming my currently installed files. Thanks... Your's in the Net; Ian Ace

Ok!, (sorry if my english not is good, i´m only try to help!!!) ok, this is posible if you have free a partition in your disk, in other words if your disk have some space without partition type specified. If not, no problem, there is other way that works, and its try a partition magic software, that createas new partitions over existing partition types. Maybe in some warez you could get it. When you have a free partition in your hard disk its time to start the installation of linux software. Other posible configuration is get, when you have more than 1 hard disk drive, in this case move all the information of the secondary disk to the primary disk and install linux en the second hard disk drive. I hope that understand me!!

Of cause. You have some options: Install Linux on a separate partion of about 3 GB and provide another partition as "swap" of about .5 GB (3 times your RAM) or (and this is not recommended) install it on top of win98 in a container. Whatever you choose to do, if you have a CD burner and a fast DSL or cable connection to the internet (or a friend with it), you better get the newer version of RH 7.3. It comes in 3 CD's, downloadable from an "ftp-server" in your neighborhood. http://www.redhat.com/download/howto_download.html and http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html Next step is installing it, allowing it to write to the MBR (choosing "grub, if you have RH7.3) and enjoying dual boot to win98 and Linux. Create also a boot floppy.

It's easy. If your windows explorer shoes more than one partition just move all the files in one partition bigger than 3GB to the other partitions. And if you don't have another partition you can make a new partition with " partition magic". It resizes your partition safely and you can make a free partition for your Linux. Of course you should have a back up of your files. When you have a free partition reboot while you put your install CD disk for Linux in CD drive. Just follow the installation. At the position that you need to choose your boot loader choos LILO or Grub and choose MBR for the your Boot loader. At that page you can also choose which OS you want to be default. Once you finished installation after reboot you will see a menue chooseing you OS. I hope this would be enough.

You should be sure to defrag your C drive before you use partition magic, or any other software, to install another partition.