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Install Fedora on dual boot WinXP Eee PC

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http://forums.fedoraforum.org – I just bought an Asus Eee PC 1000HE. I would like to install fedora on this machine in order to dual boot with the initial WinXP installation. Any help on this will be appreciated. I'm complete new to Fedora (and Linux in general) installation procedures. I'm familiar with RHEL on a user level - and this is why I want to install Fedora (due to its RHEL similarities) on the machine. I don't have a CD/DVD drive for the machine, so an installation should be executed from USB drive or SD card drive. I found plenty of results with Google, but none of them was exactly identical to my setup. How to start? I guess I should have a Feodora ISO put to a USB/SD disc? How do I perform the partitioning after the preinstallation of Windows? Can Fedora handle this itself or do I need further tools? Thanks in advance and best regards, Kenneth (HowTos)

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