[SWLUG] Windows XP

[stu at stunix.com]

knoppix is good for this, open a shell su root then run qtparted, it resizes 
ntfs without a problem.





On Wednesday 14 April 2004 11:35 am, Steve Anderson wrote:
> Most likely the whole drive is taken up with a single NTFS partition for
> XP, and, depending on the make of laptop, a hidden 'recovery' partition
> to stop people from having access to a real, tangible disc for backup
> which they might pass out among friends. This is the way with modern
> laptops, sadly.
>
> I suspect there's a distro out there that will do the partition resizing
> for you, and Mandrake is a prime candidate given its target audience.
> Failing that you'll need something like Partition Magic to do the
> resizing for you - an old version I used resized FAT partitions with no
> problem, and I'd be surprised if a newer version isn't capable of
> resizing NTFS.
>
> Steve
>
> Julian Hall wrote:
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > I've only used Mandrake 9.0 and 9.1, but both will partition the drive
> > during installation and can be told to use the unallocated section.  I'm
> > assuming here by "using less than 10Gb" you mean 30 is not allocated, or
> > do you mean it is all FAT32 formatted?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Julian
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discuss-admin at swlug.org.uk [mailto:discuss-admin at swlug.org.uk]On
> > Behalf Of Michael Parker
> > Sent: 14 April 2004 12:16
> > To: 'discuss at swlug.org.uk'
> > Subject: [SWLUG] Windows XP
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just got a new laptop, with windows XP on it. Has a 40GB HDD which is not
> > partitioned. Using less than 10GB at the moment. Is there a linux distro
> > that i can just bung disk in, sit back and watch as it seamlessly
> > installs and partitions the drive? Or do i need to partition the drive
> > first?
> >
> > (Can you reply to the list and also this address, as i only get the
> > digest...)
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Mikey.
>
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