[NTLUG:Discuss] Assistance with Dual boot Win2000 and Ubuntu, external wifi card

Russ russ.barrows at gmail.com
Wed Jun 6 20:44:46 CDT 2007


Thanks, I'll follow up on this.

On 6/6/07, David Stanaway <david at stanaway.net> wrote:
>
> No prob.
>
>
> Here is the download site for the gparted live cd (It is about 50Mb -
> pretty small as far as live CD's go).
>
>
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=173828
>
> Screenshots here: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php
>
> Be sure to check out the documentation - when you resize and ntfs
> partition, XP boots up and warns that you need to run a chkdsk - this is
> normal - just follow the prompts.
>
> There are downloads other than the live cd there also - looks like you
> should be careful (avoid) using qtparted on the knoppix cd - at least
> from this persons experience (A little dated mind you):
> http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=103405
>
>
> Russ wrote:
> > Thanks David for your advice.  It's much appreciated!
> >
> > First of all, I don't know why I called my ThinkPad a ThinkBook except
> > that my wife is going on and on about getting an Apple computer.
> > I've gone to one of those sites you mentioned
> > (http://weblogs.asp.net/kdente/archive/2006/01/07/434789.aspx ) and
> > put in my Knoppix CD to find ntfsresize.  I have found it but find the
> > command non-responsive.  I may not be activating it correctly.  I'll
> > try command line next, instead of the GUI.  And I'll get out to
> > sourceforge to look for that qparted CD.  I'll likely buy it and have
> > it shipped since I have a poor, and inconsistent, link to the Internet
> > where I'm at.
> >
> > Russ
>


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