You could, if you had enough unpartitioned space. If the existing Windows partition takes up the entire drive, you'll need to delete it, or resize it with partition magic. On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Jes and guide dog Harley wrote: > Hi all, your Linux newbie here. > I was just wondering What are the risks (besides data loss) that come with repartitioning a hard disk? I know it's essential to > run Linux, but could I leave a windows partition on the hard disk as well as putting a second primary partition for Linux and one > primary partition for the Linux swap on the disk? Thanks for any help. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >