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avalon_blue
08-03-2002, 11:35 PM
Hi,
I'm a new user (well, hopefully soon) and want to install Linux on my PC but am having problems with creating a partition prior to even getting to the installation stage. I've read the manual with my Red Hat Linux, searched Linux web sites and Windows and still don't know what to do. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.
My PC was setup with a single partition taking up the whole drive with Windows XP. I seem to have two options: (1) resize the Windows XP partition or (2) delete it and start from scratch.
(1) Partition Magic 7 seems to be the only software that can resize a NTFS partition and it is out of my price range. That leaves me with option two.
(2) Delete and start again. I've backed up everything and am ready to go. But how do I? I don't have FDISK with Windows XP and the Startup disk created by Windows XP seems to have nothing on it except keyboard input recognition. Windows recommends reinstalling or working from within Windows but of course this doesn't work because you can't delete a partition that holds the temp files you are using for the commands.
I feel like I'm missing something obvious here because none of the instructions or help files I've found seem to address this bit.
All help much appreciated...
Avalon

smokybobo
08-04-2002, 12:10 AM
Provided you can boot the redhat cd, or that you've got some boot disks for the cd, then just boot the installer and follow all the steps. You will eventually get to a part where you can define (and delete) your partitions.

Alternatively, if you want to create/delete your partitions by hand, after you boot into the installer, you can always press ALT-F2, login as root, and type either 'fdisk' or it's slightly more "graphical" counterpart 'cfdisk'.