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For future reference, the defrag command line switch that consolidates free space (to optimize shrinking of a partition) is /X. I have used the Windows drive shrinker with success. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 5:22 AM, James Kramer <kramerjm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote: > Thanks for the help. It is comforting to know that Windows 7 is not > going to brick my computer for trying to install Linux. I hope that > my Bios supports Virtualization in the hardware. Hopefully my PC will > arrive today. > > Jay > > > On 5/3/10, Richard Chonak <rac-7q86n6wRh+gPnHn3N7+5xA at public.gmane.org> wrote: > > On 05/03/2010 10:29 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > > > The steps I use to set up dual boot are: > > > 1. Resize the Windows partition to the desired size using either the > > > Windows resizer or stand along gparted. > > > > As a preliminary step, defrag the Windows disk to maximize the size of > > the free space at the end of the Windows partition. A (free) trial > > copy of "DiskPerfect" does a better job of this than the built-in > > Windows defragger. > > > > After that, you can use the built-in Windows tool to resize (shrink) the > > Windows partition. > > > > --RC > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org > > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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