Comments for How to partition your HDD to install Linux at http://www.my-guides.net/en , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.my-guides.net/en Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:23:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.my-guides.net/en/content/view/37/26/#comment-345 Hi Aks, you can download [url=http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php]gparted livecd[/url] and boot your computer from there. This way you can resize the partitions you want. In my [url=http://www.my-guides.net/en/content/view/122/26/]How to resize a VirtualBox disk partition[/url] guide you can read how gparted livecd works. If you want to install Windows XP remember that they want to be in the first partition. If you don't mind losing your Linux installation you can use a Windows XP cd format your disk from it, install XP and then use either partition magic or gparted mentioned above to create the partitions you want. In case you need more details please use our [url=http://www.my-guides.net/forum/index.php?board=9.0]Linux forum[/url]. It's easier to reply there. :) Regards, axel - axel Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:22:10 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/content/view/37/26/#comment-344 Hi, I had an original windows vista installed on my laptop. some how the OS got corrupted and even the boot file went missing. I was planning to make it a dual boot with Linux mint elyssa. While installing I forgot to chose the manual option and therefore the Linux has been installed on the entire 160 GB HDD .... Is there any way that I can make more partitions and shrink the partition of the Linux? Also if that possible can I install a XP and make it dual boot? It'll be great if you can help. In Anticipation With regards AKS - Aks Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:13:11 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/content/view/37/26/#comment-244 If you have Windows on your C drive you will [b]NOT[/b] install anything on it, or you will lose your data. Choose one of your partitions that is big enough and resize it like I do. As mentioned in the guide above you should have 4 partitions when you're done. 1: your windows partition -> C: 2: Linux ext3 partition -> Here your root partitioned will be mounted under Linux 3: Linux ext3 partition -> Here your home partitioned will be mounted under Linux 4: Linux swap partition -> Partition used for temporary storing data if RAM is full In the following guide search for "Create custom layout" and read after that how each partition should be mounted during the installation process. [url=http://www.my-guides.net/en/content/view/42/26/]How to install Linux on Windows using qemu[/url] The procedure is almost the same to Ubuntu. If you don't understand tell me to post some additional images on the Ubuntu Installation Guide. Again, [b]be careful[/b] not to write anything on your C: partition or the other partitions you keep your data. - axel Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:51:02 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/content/view/37/26/#comment-241 Thanks Axel, I was never been able to do my own partition, now I can!! by the way, what's the next step of installing the linux on the partitioned drive? and if i have windows on my C drive, is it still possible to do this on C drive without deleting the windows? or should I do this on the other HDD..? thanks..!! - Moritz Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:58:02 +0100 http://www.my-guides.net/en/content/view/37/26/#comment-13 nice,very nice. - waldemar augusto medeiros Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:35:44 +0100