> > 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
