Mel Haun Sr wrote:
"Please explain to someone who doesn't know what Linux is how to
partition their current hard drive (this person obviously already has a
computer up
and running with Windows on it) without losing data"
You pop in a Linux CD and follow simple instructions. If your XP is on
an NTFS partiton ( found by clicking properties on "C" ), you need to
defrag first. Best to defrag in any case. Anyone can do it with
Xabdros, Ubuntu, SuSE, or a dozen others.
at least latest suse installations can resize ntfs without defragging it
first. better to backup anyway before touching partitions, but i've seen
it being done by 4 people without any previous linux experience, or
backups. not a good idea, but it worked for them ;)
But I realize this was just FUD in the first place.
though seeing the decisions people (who claim to be knowledgeable in it)
make or try to justify... so the first poster might as well be
uneducated, and helping without putting them down or misinforming isn't
that hard to do, i think.
resident creatures from northern countries is a different matter ;)
...
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Rich
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