[wellylug] laptop advice sought

[Mark Foster]

Cliff Pratt wrote:
> Nick Jensen wrote:
> 
>> On 7/22/05, Wayne Koorts wrote:
>>
>>> Whatever you do, try to use Windows-based partitioning software and
>>> preferably Partition Magic if you can. I have had a bad experience
>>> with a bug in the common Linux resizing software used in most distro's
>>> which will make your Windows drive unable to boot unless you
>>> re-format.
>>
>>
>> I don't agree with this. Partition Magic is expensive, and
> 
>  > the only time I've used it it destroyed my Windows Partition.
>  > I've never had a problem with Linux partioning tools when
>  > resizing or creating partitions.
> 
>>
> I've used PM literally hundreds of times with no problems - well maybe 
> one or two. But I've never had it destroy a partition unrecoverably that 
> I can remember.


Why not just take the opportunity to repartition from scratch?
Its not like Windows doesn't benefit from reinstallation every couple of 
years.

'Sides as you learn its often handy to be able to 
start-as-you-mean-to-go-on, tidy up your installs, your installed apps, 
legacy folders, rah rah

I've never edited a live partition, and don't see myself trying it 
anytime soon.  Funny i've never lost a partition either =)