[oclug]Carleton U installs

[Will Mendez]

Thanks Brian,

Will give that a shot.

Will Mendez
Toaster[2]
Mmmm...XSI
www.xsibase.com
www.xsimontreal.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Barber" <bbarber at mysun.com>
To: <oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [oclug]Carleton U installs


> Check this out: http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/help.html
> 
> You can shrink NTFS partitions using these tools.  I booted a W2K 
> machine using Toms RTBT, downloaded and installed the tools to the RAM 
> disk and managed to get them working correctly.  Give them a shot...
> 
> BB
> 
> Brian Barber
> Ottawa, ON   CANADA
> brian.barber at mysun.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Will Mendez" <will at xsibase.com>
> Date: Monday, January 27, 2003 0:14 am
> Subject: RE: [oclug]Carleton U installs
> 
> > Thanks, I'm running NTFS 
> > 
> > Will Mendez
> > Toaster[2]
> > Mmmm...XSI
> > www.xsibase.com
> > www.xsimontreal.com 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: oclug-admin at lists.oclug.on.ca
> > [mailto:oclug-admin at lists.oclug.on.ca] On Behalf Of Shad Young
> > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 11:24 PM
> > To: OCLUG
> > Subject: Re: [oclug]Carleton U installs
> > 
> > If you are using fat32 you can use fips or presizer to resize your
> > partitions. If you are using NTFS you may need partition majic... 
> > I am
> > not sure if presizer supports it.
> > 
> > Presizer is free and on the net...Google it. You will need a dos boot
> > disk though.
> > 
> > Then install your fav...
> > 
> > Shad
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 23:12, Will Mendez wrote:
> > > Was anyone here installing Linux for users at Carleton 
> > University?  I
> > > would like to know the procedure for installing Linux over my WINXP
> > > install on my laptop (something I should have brought with me)
> > > 
> > > The thing I found interesting is I always thought you had to format
> > and
> > > partition the drive at first then install the OS's.  What there were
> > > doing at Carleton was defraging on Windows then using that freed up
> > > space to partition and install within Linux.
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > Will Mendez
> > > Toaster[2]
> > > Mmmm...XSI
> > > www.xsibase.com
> > > www.xsimontreal.com 
> > > 
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