[nflug] shrink a linux partition for a dual boot with XP

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Wed Nov 9 21:09:13 EST 2005


Eric Benoit wrote:

> I figured out a half assed method to shrink my linux partition and 
> increase my winXP partition.
>
> I'm going to ghost the winXP partition to another drive as an image,
> take yet another hard drive and create a large enough partition for 
> winXP,
> install the image to the newly created winXP partition,
> then reinstall linux on the second free partition so grub will enable 
> winXP to boot,
> thus winXP is bigger and bootable.
>
> This is my way of thinking without really knowing any other tools I 
> could possibly use... any thoughts on this madness would be most 
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
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Thoughts on the madness? Ok, dump the xtra pooched and use all available 
drive space for Linux! Sounds like a plan to me ;)
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