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new to linux,.. i want to install winXP with mandrake 10,.. i'd appreciate it if someone could give me some advice about how to not lose any OS in the process, i'll be installing both clean and formatting most of the HDs,.. basically, whats the best way to set it up, what do i need to do to have both OSs opperable,.. PC setup, P4 1.5 Ghtz 512 Mb DDR 40 Gb HD C: 60 Gb HD D: i might add in a 1 Gb HD for a swap file,.. i've tried this befor and lost alot of stuff in the process,.. some people said i needed a fat32 MBR but i don't want to run winXP on fat32,.. any help would be greatly appreciated,.. -jcm

so lilo and grub are built into the linux installer?

so i just need to add in partitions, i was looking at it like this; disk1 c: ntfs / linux ext3 / s: fat32 disk2 d: ntfs / o: ntfs / linux swap where s: is read/write for both OSs, and o: is for other purposes,.. then install XP to c:, linux to the second partition, do i need lilo or grub or a boot loader? i'm prepared to partition i just don't want to lose anything, PM8 is ready,. i just need to be sure on how i partition it.,