Loading linux from floppy definitely takes much longer than loading DOS takes. Still, 7 to 10 minutes is beyond the pale, as Chuck said. Are there errors being reported? PS: As one who recommended parted, I'm sorry you lost your Windows partition. It is true that parted does not protect one against mistakes like some of the commercialware does. -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
