I think this was meant to go to the list. (name removed in case it wasn't) > However, 9.1 purports to resize NTFS Partitions (via diskdrake and > during install) just fine, and many have reported it doing this task > flawlessly. So, perhaps something is corrupt on your NTFS partition, or > one would assume that the installer could resize it.
I did forget to mention that i was reading from the 9.0 manual. Luckily for me (at least on my first computer) i'm just gonna blast wind*ze away. Then, if all goes well, i'll have to decide what to do with my newer computer (with XP loaded). > PS, don't blame Mandrake, blame MS for their closed filesystem > implementations. Crap MS bloatware problems again... > eric huff wrote: > > Man i hate outlook. Why doesn't reply all reply to all?!? > > > > Anyway, on page 1 of chapter 1 of the startup guide, there is a warning > > about this (if you have 2000, NT or XP): > > > > "NTFS Partitions. Windows 2000 , NT or XP users should be very careful not > > to resize NTFS partitions with GNU/Linux . This will damage your data. In > > this case, use an appropriate disk-resizing application such as Partition > > Magic." > > > > > >>I downloaded 3 cds of Mandrake 9.1 yesterday, but when I try to install it > >>this morning I find it can not resize my hard drive, which is a fujitsu > >>MHR2030AT all in NTFS with a size of 27.9 GB. (the intsller just said > > > > "it's > > > >>not resizeable") Can anyone please give some pointers to fix it? Many > > > > thanks > > > >>in advance. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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