On Monday 02 April 2001 05:08, you wrote:
> > When I click on the Resize button in DiskDrake (after entering expert
mode)
> during the installation of Mandrake 7.2, I get the following message:
> "this partition is not resizable".
>
> I have a single windows (win98) FAT32 partition that takes up the entire
> disk (19GB). I've run the windows utils 'defrag' and 'scandisk' (thorough
> scan), as well as Norton utils like speed disk and disk doctor before
> attempting the install.
>
> I've also tried the option that frees space on your windows partition but I
> get an error saying that I need to 'defrag' (but I did this before the
> install).
>
> I would appreciate any help or advice (I wish to run Linux along side
> windows).
>
> Thanks.
Some programs install with non-relocatable clusters at the end of the disk.
Check for red-marked blocks while running defrag with the detail on--you are
likely to find non-relocatable blocks at the extreme end of your disk. To
rid yourself of them, you have to uninstall the programs that put them there.
Until then your disk is not resizable. You can of course back up everything
and repartition from DOS/windows making a 9-16 Gb primary partition for
windows 98 and leaving the rest blank, then restoring what you backed up.
Civileme
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