----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 10:34 Subject: Re: [newbie] Reduce size of Windows partition
> On Sunday 29 February 2004 10:11 am, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Richard Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 09:53 > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Reduce size of Windows partition > > > > > Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > Worry not - I know, it's easy for me to talk <g>. Someone will help > > > > dig you out, then you'll wonder what all the fuss was about ;-) > > > > > > > > Anne > > > > -- > > > > Registered Linux User No.293302 > > > > Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? > > > > > > There isn't one of us that didn't want to mess our pants > > > at one time or other trying to fix computers. The funny > > > thing is once you have gotton over the initial shock > > > of being in a whole you don't know how to cline out > > > of, you start thinking again, and suddenly ideas take > > > root and before long with a bit of help you are passed > > > that little hurdle and wonder why you thought you > > > were never going to manage to solve it. > > > So I would ask you first if you have another > > > computer to talk to list about should you get locked > > > out for a while you are sorting out your problem. > > > > > > Then begin again. > > > I haven't followed this thread so I don't know where > > > you are but cheer up , remember you can always > > > slap dear old windblows back again if all else > > > fails , they must of given you some backup disks > > > of some sort. I know you don't get MS isnatallation > > > discs anymore with many OEM computers running > > > XP. But they usually have some sort of backup > > > facility, if not then make your own first. > > > > > > John > > > > No spare computer. The last time I screwed up and had to reinstall it took > > 4 days. Mostly fighting those nasty virisus that sneek in while I'm > > downloading the norton virus definations. I dont mind reinstalling windows > > but the virus definations are tough. Also linux is trashed (due to me) so > > there is no problem reinstalling it. I just want to do it right for once. > > > > Regards; > > Hoyt > > > Well I can tell you what I have done in the past and I think that you will > find it easy. Forget about the expert mode!!! just insert CD1 immediately > after defragmenting and do the standard installation and accept the defalt > settings after reading through the options, you may gave to select a > different mouse type or something simple like that. NOTHING will be > permanently written to the hard drive until you finish disk partitioning so > don't worry yet. When you get to disk partitioning select custom disk > partitioning it should take you to a screen with a graphical representation > of your partitions and you should see 1 large partition that is all blue that > is labeled windows. Just click on it and some options should appear on the > left of the screen, select resize. then just use the GUI to shrink the > windows partition as much as you like, about half the original size is > probably OK. Next you should see a new graphical representation of your > partition table. Half of it will be blue and labled windows and the other > half will be a sort of gray color with no label. Click on the gray part and > then near the bottom of the screen click on auto allocate. Mandrake will > divide the gray part into 3 partitions, root, swap and home next click on the > done tab near the bottom of the screen and proceed with the rest of the > installation. > > You can also have a look at the demo at > http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/demos/Demo/Mandrake9.0/Install/ > it is for the old 9.0 release but the installation process is still almost the > same. I hope that this helps. > > Marc > -- Thanks very much that is what I have been looking for and I will check out the reference. My problem is I normally dont take chances and let the installer do the job so I dont know what options are avalabile. Regards; Hoyt
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