[ltp] resizing hard disk on ThinkPad T40?

[James Knott]

Annika Wille wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am new as a Linux user.
> 
> I tried to install Mandrake Linux 9.2 on my ThinkPad T40. It has a 40GB
> NTFS hard drive. First I checked the hard disk, then I ran defrag. But
> even though, that I have 14GB free space on my drive, I cannot resize it
> sufficiently enough within the Mandrake installation process. The reason
> might be that IBM put the Windows recovering system on a part of the
> disk.
> 
> So, my questions are:
> - Can I resize my hard disk more, without loosing my Windows?
> - If yes, how?
> 
> I appreciate any help and advice!
> Thank you very much!
> Annika
> 
> 

I used Partition Magic to shrink the XP partition on my R31.