Partition resizing

Hi.
There is one PC running WinXP (NTFS) where I need to install Linux, but
after 2 months I will have to uninstall it.

How do I create a partition for Linux, without destroying any of the data
in WinXP, and then have it available to be deleted in 2 months, and convert
that linux partition into a NTFS again.

Something lilke shrink the partition, then create a Raisfers in the empty
space, and then delete the Raisfers parition, and resize the NTFS partition
to the original size... All that needs to be done from Windows and withou
destroying any data.

Thanks,
in advance.
Miguel

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Have a look at Partition Magic
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/

Rocky

"Miguel Angel" wrote in message
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Hi.
There is one PC running WinXP (NTFS) where I need to install Linux, but
after 2 months I will have to uninstall it.

How do I create a partition for Linux, without destroying any of the data
in WinXP, and then have it available to be deleted in 2 months, and
convert
that linux partition into a NTFS again.

Something lilke shrink the partition, then create a Raisfers in the empty
space, and then delete the Raisfers parition, and resize the NTFS
partition
to the original size... All that needs to be done from Windows and withou
destroying any data.

Thanks,
in advance.
Miguel

--
Almost free of Micro$oft code.
Only their free viewers (under wine) for their propietary office formats
remain.

On Mon, 17 May 2004 17:16:26 -0500, Miguel Angel wrote:

Hi.
There is one PC running WinXP (NTFS) where I need to install Linux, but
after 2 months I will have to uninstall it.

How do I create a partition for Linux, without destroying any of the data
in WinXP, and then have it available to be deleted in 2 months, and convert
that linux partition into a NTFS again.

Something lilke shrink the partition, then create a Raisfers in the empty
space, and then delete the Raisfers parition, and resize the NTFS partition
to the original size... All that needs to be done from Windows and withou
destroying any data.

Thanks,
in advance.
Miguel

Miguel,

You won't be able to do this using any native Windows utilities. You'll need a
third party application, like PartitionMagic ($$$).

Cheers,
Chuck
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