A new Linux for me...but i need help please

[Willsellanything]

Hi everybody.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Im tryin ter get Ubuntu on my laptop's 40g HD but when i boot up the live CD it wont create a 2gig partition only like a 15gig one or "largest block of freespace" and i think that it might erase some of my presious files. can i ammend my windows partition to be smaller? how? or do u think that i can backup my entire partition exactly as it is (i dont want to download all windows updates again) to my external 250g hard drive? if i do back up how can i get my comp to boot up windows from usb port?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that may hav been confusing, but i thnk i might be confusing myself.

[Jaakilju]

You can use Partitionmagic for resizing NTFS (Windows' filesystem) partitions, but I guess there's a chance it'll screw something up, dunno.

 

 

 

And about just moving the whole partition, I don't think it'll work. Your programs won't work, and probably windows neither. Even if you changed your bootloader & stuff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But I think you can make a partition of any size in the ubuntu/kubuntu install.

 

 

 

At least I could do it with my Kubuntu Dapper Drake. (6.06)

[Willsellanything]

is there any software that doesnt cost 70 bucks that can do the same thing as partitionmagic?

[Megaempire11]

Yes, there is, i know it, but i can't remember it, give me a day, and then i'll know it.