[SWLUG] Windows XP

[Bryn Reeves]

On 12:16 Wed 14 Apr     , Michael Parker wrote:
> 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.
> 

Hi Mikey,
I'm not a Mandrake user, so can't speak for their installer. If you 
aren't having any joy with that, a popular alternative seems to be 
to use the ntfsresize tool included on the knoppix live CD - I think
that's what Mandrake's installer is using to get the job done anyway.

http://www.knoppix.org/

Here's some links from folks who've done it:

http://www.freedos.org/jhall/tp-r40/rh9.html
http://www.hut.fi/~tkarvine/linux-windows-dual-boot-resing-ntfs.html

And the ntfsresize FAQ:

http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize2.html

Cheers,

Bryn.