Problem resizing partition

[Jerry Feldman]

On 06/23/2009 02:57 PM, Laura Conrad wrote:
> Jerry> Unfortunately, Windows backups don't always restore
>     Jerry> properly.=20
>
> I would have guessed that, but luckily, I don't seem to need one.
>
>     Jerry> The most important thing to do before a resize is to defrag
>     Jerry> the file system. Then, immediately after you resize the
>     Jerry> partition, boot into Windows again to make sure it is still
>     Jerry> operational.=20
>
> Seems to be.  I dfragged this morning, but didn't do it again after all=

> my searching through system management menus.  But both Windows and
> Linux seem to have plenty of room.
>
>     Jerry> Another solution might be to run a VM inside of Vista and ru=
n
>     Jerry> Linux from the VM although I prefer a Linux hostOS, and a
>     Jerry> Windows guest.
>
> I thought about that, but I'm glad I got the dual boot I'm used to
> going.
>
>
>  =20
This does not preclude trying our a VM. Try installing VirtualBox or KVM
on your Linux system. As a hoot, you can install another version of
Linux just to try it out.

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