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Fedora Linux, just like most Linux distributions, will happily co-exist on a hard disk drive with just about any version of Windows. This is a concept known as ''dual-booting''. Essentially, when you power up your PC you will be presented with a menu providing the option to boot either Fedora Linux or Windows. Obviously you can only run one operating system at a time, but it is worth noting that the files on the Windows partition of your disk drive will be available to you from Fedora Linux regardless of whether your Windows partition was formatted using NTFS, FAT16 or FAT32.

To create a dual boot environment, the existing Windows partition will need to be reduced in size to make room for Fedora to be installed on the hard disk drive. To achieve this, begin by selecting the ''Shrink current system'' option followed by the ''Next'' button. The installer will subsequently display the ''Volume to Shrink'' dialog as illustrated in the following figure:

[[Image:fedora_shrink_volume.jpg|Shrinking a volume to install Fedora]]

In the [[Allocating a Windows Disk Partition to Fedora Linux | next chapter]] we will look at the steps necessary to remove a Windows partition from a dual boot configuration and assign that partition to Fedora Linux.