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<indexterm><primary>DOS</primary></indexterm>
<para>Many users wish to install &os; on <acronym>PC</acronym>s inhabited by
Microsoft&trade; based operating systems. For those instances, &os; has a
utility known as <application>fips</application>. This utility can be found
utility known as <application>FIPS</application>. This utility can be found
in the <filename>tools</filename> directory on the install CD-ROM, or downloaded
from one of various &os; mirrors.</para>
<para>The <application>fips</application> utility allows you to split an
<para>The <application>FIPS</application> utility allows you to split an
existing MS-DOS partition into two pieces, preserving the original
partition and allowing you to install onto the second free piece.
You first need to defragment your MS-DOS partition using the Windows&trade;
<application>Disk Defragmenter</application> utility (go into Explorer, right-click on
the hard drive, and choose to defrag your hard drive), or use
<application>Norton Disk Tools</application>. Now you can run the
<application>fips</application> utility. It will prompt you for the rest of
<application>FIPS</application> utility. It will prompt you for the rest of
the information, just follow the on screen instructions. Afterwards, you can
reboot and install &os; on the new free slice. See the Distributions menu
for an estimate of how much free space you will need for the kind of
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<para>There is also a very useful product from PowerQuest
(<ulink url="http://www.powerquest.com/">http://www.powerquest.com</ulink>) called
<application>PartitionMagic</application>&reg;. This application has far more
functionality than <application>fips</application>, and is highly recommended
functionality than <application>FIPS</application>, and is highly recommended
if you plan to add/remove operating systems often. It does cost money, so if you
plan to install &os; and keep it installed, <application>fips</application>
plan to install &os; and keep it installed, <application>FIPS</application>
will probably be fine for you.</para>
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