installing a linux distro on pc with windows os installed

i've 1 HD with 2 fat32 partitions labeled c:/ and d:/ by windows2k, the win boot files and os files are all located in c:/

can i safely install a linux distro on d:/ without win2k's acknowledgement on c:/ ?

is general linux installation cds self bootable?

and offers choices of partitions and auto format fat32 to linux filesystem?

thanks

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i'm installing linux distro not for running any aplpications, but to have a test environment to mess up with some kernel

 

 

 

 

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