On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 15:24:10 +1200, Ivor Westwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I have a 17Gb hardrive partitioned into three. C. 2.5Gb, D. 6.55Gb E.
> 6.55Gb. I had this partitioning done when I was going to install BiOs, but
> the computer shop installed Windows in all three partitions. I really
> wanted Windows only in the 1st partition.
>
> Now my question is this. Can I delete D and E and format them with Linux
> leaving C with Windows 98 intact.? This would save me a great deal of
> installation of Windows programs I have to use, if I deleted the whole drive.
>
> I would appreciate it if someone is able to put me on the right track.
> Thank you
>
> Ivor Westwood
You can do this with diskdrake. You may also want to check out LVM (Logical
Volume Management). It allows you to have partitions which can be resized
on-the-fly. It can be very useful to maximise system efficiency. I beleive that
diskdrake can do LVM. For more info, look here:
http://linux.org.mt/article/lvm
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