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GParted should allow You to resize the XP partition to whatever,so You can use that for fedora.Did You try to resize it?

should I be in some administrator I'm running fedora 8 live cd

ok thank I'm going to try that now I'll be back with the result

I assume You resized the xp partition.Is that error when You try to install from within the livecd?

As that probably the case,I would also suggest trying the proper install cd,unless You feel comfortable with gparted.In that case all You really have to do is make a single partition out of the unused space You freed,then the livecd install option should find it and you should be fine(this will also make xp blink again lol)

If you do erase Your install,dont forget to double check You backed up anything You want to keep.Sometimes its the best way to go.Its hard to keep jumping between os's.

I might also add,if You need any applications that only run(well) on windows,You can use a virtual machine like virtualbox to install a copy of xp and use it inside of linux(although the graphic acceleration isn't good enough for games and such),and You can use your xp disk,You'll just have to reinstall every 30 days unless You buy a new license(most likely-dumb xp activation).Thats how i have mine set up,works well.

Like You click on the graphic of the space of your xp part.,then resize/move and it does nothing?

Are there little lock icons on the listed partitions(and the resize option grayed out)?

shee,I'm stumped...was it the livecd or fedora that said something about mtab?