> - Is it _possible_ to resize NTFS filessystems (with Open / Closed
> software? which software? any experience with this?)?
it seems that parted supports resizing of NTFS, from
http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/USER
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2.2.4 MS Windows NT, MS Windows 2000
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The NT boot loader needs
* it's own boot sector code in a PRIMARY FAT16 or NTFS partition
(FAT32
possible with Windows 2000), which is called the "system partition".
This
partition should be marked with the "boot" flag in Parted.
* the files NTLDR, BOOT.INI and NTDETECT.COM within the system
partition.
BOOT.INI holds the information about the physical location of the
primary
partition or logical drive where Windows NT was installed to, called the
"boot
partition". The boot partition and system partition may be located
together in
one primary partition.
* optionally, the file NTBOOTDD.SYS within the system partition, which
is the
renamed disk driver for your SCSI or IDE controller, when this has no
own BIOS
(or it's BIOS can't access large disks).
* the system partition should end before cylinder 1024, and MUST start
before cylinder 1024.
* both the boot and system partition may be resized, without the need
for
any other changes.
* if the boot partition's number changes (i.e. it's MINOR number),
then the
BOOT.INI has to be updated.
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