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I'm considering trying out DSL or Puppy to see if Linux is workable for me. If it is, then I might try repartitioning my hard drive and going for something more all-inclusive like Ubuntu is supposed to be.

Question: would whatever Linux version I use be able to read files already on the hard drive, or would they need to be moved to a Linux-only partition?
 
Depends on what OS you are running now. I had no issues reading windows XP partitions in Ubuntu.

You can also download Ubuntu and run it off the CD to try it. It will be a little slower to load software, but still usable.
 
When I installed Ubuntu on my machine I didn't have any files on my computer so I can't help with that but if your wanting to run linux as a test try I recommend using Wubi. It installs Ubuntu as if it were a windows program and lets you choose between booting up in either windows or linux. It also can be deleted easily through the add/remove programs menu.
 
average gimp said:
I'm considering trying out DSL or Puppy to see if Linux is workable for me. If it is, then I might try repartitioning my hard drive and going for something more all-inclusive like Ubuntu is supposed to be.

Question: would whatever Linux version I use be able to read files already on the hard drive, or would they need to be moved to a Linux-only partition?
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Read....good stuff here.

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/partitioning
 
average gimp said:
I'm considering trying out DSL or Puppy to see if Linux is workable for me. If it is, then I might try repartitioning my hard drive and going for something more all-inclusive like Ubuntu is supposed to be.

Question: would whatever Linux version I use be able to read files already on the hard drive, or would they need to be moved to a Linux-only partition?
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Hi,

Not all distro's are setup to read a Windows partition from a Live disc. One I've used that will is Knoppix. It's Debian based like Ubuntu. But with the ability to read Windows partitions. Originally it was developed as a "rescue" distro but has grown to a full fledged OS.

All the distro's I've installed and used are able to read and write to fat32 and NTFS. They are Ubuntu, Knoppix, and Red Hat. I did have some difficulty with SuSe in accessing NTFS. Mostly a permission thing.

Find a Distro and download it and try it out. It's a fun change of pace!

dalee
 
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