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Question about Partition Table in MBR
My problem is the partition table in the MBR. It shows 4 partitions there, so the fedora Live CD which I use to install the OS cannot find a free spot in the partition table.
I have the Ultimate Boot CD so I took a look at the MBR. Here are the 4 partitions that occupies its table:
1. (no drive letter) - file system: blank - EISA config'n - 1.46 gb - partition type code: x27
2. C: - fs: ntfs - system, boot, active, primary partition - 92.01 gb - code: x07
3.
4. (no drive letter) - fs: blank - primary - 5.64 gb - code: x17
c: is 17% free, d: is 99% free, the other two are 100% free
Can you explain what is the purpose of
Would I be safe in replacing the partition table entry for #1, 3 or 4 with an entry for my Linux? (I have an editor that could modify the MBR). Or would it be better to leave MBR alone, put a boot program on a CD or USB stick, which boots Linux from the unallocated 'partition'? (have to somehow manually install Linux to the 43.5 gb area that I freed up).
I would like vista to be the default & main OS that boots up.