good day guys... i need some help.... Right now my notebook operating on WIN XP home SP2 have a 2 partion and i want a dual OS on it and that is LINUX. Is it possible that LINUX will recognize my windows partion? which is in NTFS format both partitions (c: and d if yes HOW? Thanks a lot

What linux are you looking to install? There are many options and what is the size of your second partition? I would recommend at least 10GB but you could probably do it with 5GB depending on the linux you choose.

Thanks,
Adam

Before you start in with Linux, I would suggest that you get to know what you are getting into first.
UNIX / Linux Tutorial for Beginners
Linux users will tell you it's easier than windows, but I have been using Windows for about 12 years now, and just recently got into the world of Linux, and it's pretty hard for me to comprehend.
But don't let that deter you from trying it out!
Yes, Linux will see your NTFS drive, but if you want to make it possible to allow each OS to share files, you should make a third partiton in FAT that's about 1 GB or so since Linux can't write to NTFS...same as with the Mac OS 10.4.

Notice: I use Ubuntu for my Linux needs, so that's what this is all based on.
When you install from Windows, it will guide you through everything. Ubuntu uses a file system called EXT2 rather than NTFS, FAT32 or HFS.
Have fun! Their are plenty of tutorials out there in Google that can help you through this.

thanks for the site tractordriver88.. Eagle my second partion have a 15gig free and I want to run Ubuntu. what would you to suggest for me in linux operating system since im a biggener on this? thanks

FREN,

I would recommend Ubuntu as a beginner Linux OS. With its graphical installer, easy setup, and live CD to test things out with, it is ideal for people wanting to test the waters.

thank you to all of you i have to read and study first the tutorials