Remember that to install W2k loader, you must be Administrator which seems
not to be the case.
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Geoffrey Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Envoyé : mercredi 18 octobre 2000 06:04
À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Objet : Re: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS
Yo,
On Tue, Oct 17, 2000 at 10:32:58PM +0200, Stefan van der Eijk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The company I work for is preparing to roll out a new set of laptops in
> the near future. My current craptop (sorry, I hate the thing) is due to
> be replaced by one of those new ones. The hardware configuration of the
> new laptop is very nice, but the software wouldn't be my choice --> it
> comes with W2K, installed in on a single NTFS formatted partition (yes,
> yes, what a waste). I'd like to be able to install linux on it without
> destroying the software on it (there's no other way to pick up my mail
> there, since they're using an Exchange-only mailsystem).
>
> - Is the mandrake installer currently capable of resizing NTFS
> filesystems?
No, unfortunately the NTFS stuff is horribly documented, not only on our
part but also on m$'s part.
> - Is it _possible_ to resize NTFS filessystems (with Open / Closed
> software? which software? any experience with this?)?
Yes. Try Partition Magic.
You can find it around the net (all legal issues aside.)
> - Can the Mandrake installer be started from a "locked down" W2K machine
> (no administrator rights whatsoever, no booting from CD or perhaps even
> FDD --> a machine catered for the end-luser)?
> - What strategies can I use to setup a dual boot system (lilo in the
> MBR, setting up 2 (+swap) partitions)?
>
You can use lilo if you like ...
Personally I use Lilo.
I've seen people do it reverse with Y2K (i.e. the Y2K laoder first, then
Lilo)
but both are fine.
> windows and started linux & the installer. Ueber cool. But will this
> work on W2K?
>
Humm not sure ...
I don't think so though, since you need Real Mode to boot ..
Also another note, I don't think that it works for WinME (AFAIK)
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