[LBo] dual-boot system

[Billy Pollifrone]

Emen Zhao wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> =

> I am having a problem now. My workstation is pre-installed WinXP Pro that
> occupies the whole disk (one disk, one partition). What can I do to squee=
ze
> some space from the disk to accommodate RedHat Ent distro.
> =

> I heard about Suse is able to automatically grab some space from win when
> installation. Does redhat have some similar function?
> =

> Any inputs are appreciated!

It's been a while since I've used RHEL, so I don't know if their
installer has the ability to resize NTFS or not. If it does, then that's
what you could use. If not the GParted Live CD works good with a small
(~25mb) download. There are other options of course like Knoppix, if you
want a bigger rescue toolkit at your disposal at the cost of a larger
download.

The steps consist of backing up important data, defragmenting the
existing partition to move most of the data to the beginning of the
partition and then resizing it down to give enough space for at least
one partition to hold the linux system and a swap partition.

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