Re: Partitioning a working NTFS drive

[jim@nga.com (Jim Roy)]

> 
> Patrick Kirk wrote:
> > 
> > I want to install on a laptop that has one 7 Gig ntfs partition.  I do not
> > want to reinstall win2k or its apps.
> 
> As an alternative to buying Partition Magic, try Bootit NG. You can make
> the floppy disk, boot from it, cancel it's Setup, and then use the
> partitioning tools. It can resize NTFS.
> 
> http://www.bootitng.com
> 

Another good alternative is the GNU partition editor PARTED.
Doesn't even require you to defrag before resizing.

Look for a boot/root floppy with that & other tools, called PAUD.

Jim