----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 06:40 Subject: Re: [newbie] Reduce size of Windows partition
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 29 February 2004 12:27, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 06:11 > Subject: Re: [newbie] Reduce size of Windows partition > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sunday 29 February 2004 12:05, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > I have been advised to defragment windows. Then boot linux from > > cd (I assume CD1 with either 9.2 or 10.orc1) then shrink the > > windows partition. The problem is I dont know how to do that. > > Could somewone provide some detail? > > I think the installer actually asks if you want it to reclaim > unused space from the windows partition. > > I dont recall seeing that in several installations is it in the > expert mode. I could use more detail. > I would think so. I've never had to do it, and I'm speaking from memory, but I do always use the expert mode, as it gives you more flexibility. You can afford to go in an look for yourself, because nothing has been written to disk from the installation at that point. Until you actually tell it to shrink the partition or whatever you can back out without any risk. HTH Anne Ok I just went and booted CD1 for 9.2 install. There is a screen with two options Install and F1 for help. Clicking on install goes directely to install this is what I normally use. So I pushed F1. And got an install help screen it lists 4 options vgalo, text, linux, expert also a little later rescue. There is no mention of shrinking the windows partition anywhere on the page, there is an option for another help page F2. Pushed F2 and find 2 aditional options vgahi, vga16, again no mention of shrinking windows. I dont use expert because it is likely dangerous, at lease for me, since I dont have a clue as to what options I will be asked to select. See the problem. Hoyt
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