I have RedHat Linux already installed on my computer and would like to know if it is possible to dual boot without having to install Winblows XP first?

Of course. Before you install Windows XP, make sure you have created a boot disk for Linux since you will need it to boot Linux after you have installed XP. Then, edit either /etc/lilo.conf if you want to use lilo or /boot/grub/menu.lst (or /boot/grub/grub.conf) if you want to use grub. Make sure you include an entry for Windows XP and run either "lilo" or "grub-install." Reboot and off you go... taurus

There is an alternative way, just save the existing linux bootblock (MBR) from block "0" of your /dev/hda into a file on a windows diskette, copy it after XP messed up your bootblock with it's own bootblock just into C:\ and edit boot.ini to include it as an option. So, still in Linux you save the bootblock: dd if=/dev/hda count=1 of=/root/linuxboot.dat mount a windows floppy and copy "linuxboot.dat" on it. Now install XP and just let it do, what it has to do. When it is done copy the file from the floppy into c:\ Now edit c:\boot.ini (you may have to use attrib to make it writable) and add at the end a new line: C:\linuxboot.dat="Boot Linux" That is all -- of cause, if you have a linux boot floppy, it gives you the "safety-net" - just in case......

can someone explain how to do this with great and i do mean great detail... i an new to linux and need to get xp on here as well.. reading all the terms and file names and stuff for linux makes me fall out my chair... help