Lukas writes: > > I have not had > > any problems with the schedule: > > > > 1 - win fdisk 2 - linux fdisk 3 - win format (for all vfat) 4 - > > linux mkfs (for all ext2/3) > > > > My way for doing things like that: > 1 - cfdisk, partion all the disk as you want to > 2 - install Windows and re-create the partitions for Windows only (no > overhead since this costs only two more keystrokes IIRC). > 3 - install Linux -- for safety reasons because it happened some time > ago that "nice" Windows deleted all the things found on a > harddisk.
I left installing out, since I wasn't sure whether this was part of your needs. Apart from that, your schedule differs only in that you run the (c)fdisks in reverse order (if re-creating the partitions means running Win fdisk prior to installing it). I have basically no idea whether this actually makes any difference. Neither have I any negative experience with doing everything with Linux [c]fdisk (as long as one obeys to Windows' demands), but I just stumbled over the advice and thought if they say it, they must know why... The reason why I would be so cautious is merely that if something is spoiled while partioning and formatting, everything can be assumed to be spoiled. Regards (and wish you success), Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
