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Article #47106Re: partition problems
From: Richard RUDEK
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 00:00
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"pcb" <CORPALT@FGI.NET> wrote:
>i am a newbie who is trying to go from dos/windows to linux. i need to make
>a new partition for linux with out deleting my old one- so i have tried to
>shink it using FIPS and partition resizer. i have defragged my disk, but my
>unmovable hidden files prevent me from making large enough partitions. what
>can i do? please be specific and when in doubt, assume i dont know much.
>please write to benb@fgi.net . thanks a lot.
>
Which version of Windows ?
Presumming Win95/98 then try running (Start|Run) DEFRAG /P {drive}, where
{drive} is the letter of the drive(s) you wish to shrink with FIPS.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,c5f3880fe880dbe X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: x@invalid.zeta.org.au (Richard RUDEK) Subject: Re: partition problems Date: 1999/01/19 Message-ID: <36a48b2d.11290282@news.zeta.org.au> X-Deja-AN: 434403603 References: <7801c0$gpg$1@remarQ.com> Organization: Zeta Internet, http://www.zeta.org.au/ Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux