window 98 and linux

just install Linux into the unused partition. If the win 2K partition is FAT 32, you'll be able to mount it and read / write info to and from it. If you just want to use Linux and aren't interested in dual-booting, just make a boot floppy when the Linux install prompts you, and use it to boot. If you are interested in dual-booting. Read the article at the link below:

https://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=t01519991105mik01.htm&src=search

I hope this helps

Cheers

Jim

I hate to throw a monkey wrench at you, but I need to mention something that you may run into so you don't go nuts trying to figure out why it isn't working. The boot sector for Windows 98 must appear in the first 2 GB of the disk. The boot sectorfor red hat must be in the first 8 GB of the disk. Typically people will install the boot sector for Windows 98 on the first partition (about 1 GB in size), then Red Hat on the next partition and finally use a third partition for Windows data. If your Windows 98 solftware and data is already installed as a single partition you are OK if it ends by about the 7 GB part of the disk. You will just have to make sure that the Lilo part of Red Hat fits into the remaining 1 GB of the first 8 GB. Otherwise you may have problems and will need to reconfigure your disk.

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