[PLUG] Tame Windows to permit Linux space - HOW?

[Smith, Cathy]

One option is to boot from an Ubuntu or Knoppix CD and have a running environment without installing anything.

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Cathy L. Smith
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-----Original Message-----
From: plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org [mailto:plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Joe Niski
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:03 AM
To: General Linux/UNIX discussion and help; civil and on-topic
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Tame Windows to permit Linux space - HOW?

On 1/26/12 8:54 AM, "Richard Owlett" <rowlett at pcnetinc.com> wrote:


>I wish to give Linux a try on my laptop (IBM/Lenovo T43) with 40GB 
>drive and 23GB free.
>Should be fine for dual boot ;) LOL The problem is MS defagerrer leaves 
>a large clump of files in midst of my so-called "free space".
>
>Any way to move it where it belongs?

i seem to remember that if you boot from a GParted live CD, it can resize your Windows partition without damaging anything.
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Joe Shisei Niski
Portland, Oregon, USA
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