1st Partition Linux, 2nd Partition Windows?

From: sung (designtists_at_gmx.at)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 23:13:35 +0200

Hello,

As I said before I'm planing to install Linux. Now I face an interesting
situation, which is not described in the official documentation I found.

My system is set up as a dual boot system: 1st partition win2k, 2nd
partition winxp. 1st is systempartition, 2nd is startpartition.

What I want to do:
Deleting the first partition, (which i think not possible, since it is
also the systempartition and contains necessary files for
windows-startup, no matter which one) and then installing linux instead.

Q1: Has anyone experience with an installation like this? (the second
partition should remain untouched - or more importantly unharmed - by
the installation).
Q2: I know it's the wrong place to ask, but maybe someone can tell me if
it is possible to make the 2nd partition of a harddisk start- as well as
systempartition for windows (if you feel offended by beeing asked
windows questions here accept my excuses)?

Thanks in advance
sung

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