Help: Triple boot Win XP, Win 98, and Linux (Updated)

From: marius (marius_bros_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/30/03 

Date: 30 Aug 2003 01:06:15 -0700

I wanted to install three OSs on my brand new hard drive. The size is
only 40 GB. I wish to install the following OSs:
1. Win XP Pro,
2. Win 98SE, and
3. Linux (either Red Hat 9 or Mandrake Linux 9.1)

I'll be using Windows most of the time. I'll be using Linux just for
educational purposes.
I also want the Win XP and Win 98SE to be able to share files between
them. Most of the programs/applications that I will use will be run
under windows.

What should I do first? Which OS will I install first?
What file system will I use?
How will I do the disk partitioning? How much will I allot for each
partition?

Thank you so much!

Follow-up: Can "Solaris 9 for x86" be triple-booted with Win XP and
Win 98?

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