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On 2006-02-18 12:10:26, Asdf wrote >Hey guys. I recently set up a Compaq v2000 series notebook with OpenSuSE 10, and all's been good and well. Unfortunately as it is, I didn't really factor in the fact that I might have cause to use Windows occaisionally on it. > >Is it possible for me to find a tool to shrink my SuSE partitions, and install Windows XP onto the unpartitioned space? Yes, it's possible to find such a tool. e.g. : http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/parted.html (but you didn't tell us about the kind of filesystem you were using, so maybe it's not the right one) Yes, you should be able to install Windows XP, but I wouldn't trust it about the "unpartitioned space" part. I would create a partition for Windows and format it as FAT32 (so that the Windows installer recognizes it only). >And, if can do that and get it installed, what risk is there any risk of damaging my Linux installation either by replacing the bootloader or any other means? Replacing the bootloader : yes. But reinstalling grub is easy. There are tons of tutorials about all this, so you should find what you need (e.g. : http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual-boot_when_installing_Windows_after_Gentoo [1]). > >Thanks! np [1] : I didn't read this one, it's just a fast pick from a Google search (Lair) <Research-Labs> $SYS$BoycottSony.exe Replies:
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