Re: [newbie] Very simple question on Partitioning

[Adrian Smith]

Paul said:

Yes, you can point out the windows partition. If that does not occupy the
entire disk, then you're fine. If it does occupy the entire disk, I do not
know if you can resize the partition through diskdrake without losing
data, I have never done that. Perhaps someone else knows that?

so i say:

If diskdrake is what runs during the GUI install of Mandrake, then yes you can.  when 
i installed 7.0 i used that program to slice a 4G windoze drive into 
windoze/linux/swap.  and it all came out ok for me.  of course i have only done it 
that one time.  naturally, to do this you have to have X amount of free space to 
create a drive of X size.  i think it also helps to defrag the windoze drive before 
you go to cut it up.  i think they mention that in the instructions that come with 7.0



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