Chapter 1. WARNING – README

This manual covers the installation in both Recommended and Expert modes. If you wish to use Windows, please note that it's easier to install it before GNU/Linux. If you already have Windows installed on your system, and have never installed GNU/Linux before, DrakX will have to resize your Windows partition (if any). This operation can be harmful to your data, therefore you must perform the following steps before proceeding:

If neither scandisk nor defrag are installed within Windows, please refer to the Windows documentation for instructions on installing them.

Warning

NTFS partitions. Windows 2000, NT or XP users should be very careful not to resize NTFS partitions with GNU/Linux. This will damage your data. In this case, use an appropriate disk-resizing application such as Partition Magic.


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