Linux, Vista dual boot

[Fred Erickson]

On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 10:24 +1000, Michael D. Setzer II wrote:
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> On 30 Mar 2008 at 18:57, Jim wrote:

> > Can Fedora Linux be setup to dual boot with Vista as easy as XP, what 
> > filesystem type does Vista use ??
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> I also have installed Fedora8 on a Vista Notebook, but one Big warning.
> Unlike XP, which doesn't see the Linux patittions at all, the Vista saw the 
> partitions, and if you click on them in My Computer it will offer to format them 
> for you. The notebook was setup for a student that got it for Christmas, and 
> Vista Ran on it like a Dog, so we set it up with dual boot. That worked fine 
> except for the wireless card. Then here sister was using the machine in 
> windows, and for some reason, she clicked on the the Linux Partitions, and 
> formated them. Then the machine wouldn't bot anything, since Grub was 
> gone. Redid machine in Fedora8 only now. 
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> I don't have any access to Vista, but wonder if there is a way to make Vista 
> not see the Linux partitions to prrevent this. 
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I have a notebook that dual boots Fedora 8 and Vista. Both the
partitions that Fedora and Vista use are primary. The Vista Windows
Explorer and My Computer can not see the Linux partition. The disk
management snap-in that can be accessed from the management console
(right clicking on my computer and selecting "manage") can see the
entire drive and can indeed manipulate partitions. This should only be
allowed if the user is logged in as administrator.....wonderfully secure
isn't it? Using the same management console, if you select users and
groups, you should be able to set up what each user and group can and
can't do. Don't take my word for it though. Never tried it with Vista -
only use it when I need wifi - darn AR5007EG chip!