It is quite possible that your entire hard disk is devoted to a Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME,
NT, XP, or Vista operating system, and you may want to keep much of that information
after Fedora is installed. While there are installation choices that let you retain existing partitions, they
don??™t let you take space from existing DOS partitions without destroying them. If you like, you can try
resizing your Windows partition using the qtparted utility. You can run qtparted by booting the KNOPPIX
distribution that comes on the DVD included with this book. Just be aware that, if used improperly,
qtparted (or any disk partitioning tool) can damage or erase important data from your hard disk.
Ready to install? (Have you backed up any data you want to keep safe?) Okay, then here??™s what to do:
1. Insert the DVD into the DVD drive. If you are not able to boot from the DVD, obtain
an installation CD set, as described earlier in this chapter, and continue with this procedure
by inserting the first CD into the drive.
2. Reboot your computer. If you see the Fedora installation screen, continue to the next step.
If you don??™t see the installation screen, your DVD or CD-ROM drive may not be bootable.
You may be able to make the drive bootable, however. Here??™s how: Restart the computer.
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