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Article #542Re: Help Install Linux Please
From: James N
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 15:34
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 15:34
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Why not use partition magic to resize your hard drive? That way you save your data files and also have a dual boot.You also get the option to format your new partions with linux file system. Check out partition magic 7.0 "Ann E. Nygma" <enygma@kyk.net> wrote in message news:3C58A3EC.1060006@kyk.net... > If you only have the Windows partition, you can defragment your hard > drive and run FIPS (you can get it at cnet.com) to make another > partition that Linux can sut up to suit its needs. > > Hope this helps! > L > > Magillanix wrote: > > > Paul Markowitz wrote: > > > > > >>I need to free space on my 20 gig hd for partition creation. Needs basic > >>instructions for limiting Windows to it's own little box! > >>Please Help. > >>Paul > >>paulmarkowitz@yahoo.com > >> > > read the howtos on linuxdoc.org i think it was, > > you need to resize the windows partition to a amount to give linux some room > > > > >
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