David Robertson wrote:
On Friday 20 August 2004 19:57, Jim Sabatke wrote:
Just got my laptop (HP zd7260) and the SuSE install won't resize the XP partition.
How do I do this?
What filesystem is the Windows partition? I've always used Partition Magic - I bought it a couple of years ago and it has proved its worth many times over. However, when I got my zd7000, which had a single large NTFS partition, the SuSE installer (9.1) did offer to resize it, so I let it go ahead - unfortunately, it completely hosed the Windows installation (or fortunately, depending on your point of view!). I have found that most of the partitioning tools available are fine for FAT32 partitions but NTFS is a bit more risky. Also, whilst some of the proprietary Windows tools will resize, you end up with a partition table that cannot be read by some Linux installers.
So, I really think that the best solution is:
- back up any data you have on your Windows installation
- format the drive with your SuSE installer, creating a primary FAT32 partition for Windows at the beginning of the drive, then abort the installation after that is done
- reinstall Windows on to that partition
- install SuSE
HTH
David
It's an NTFS disk. Partition Magic says it can do it. It tries to do it, but errors on the reboot. I've also tried to convert it to a FAT32 disk, and it errors on the reboot with that too. I hate paying $70 for something that doesn't work as advertised. It just won't do it. -- Jim Sabatke Hire Me!! - See my resume at http://my.execpc.com/~jsabatke Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup. NOTE: Please do not email me any attachments with Microsoft extensions. They are deleted on my ISP's server before I ever see them, and no bounce message is sent.