ubuntu for novices

[Christoph Georgi]

I was very suspicious about resizeing my Windows partition when I first 
installed SuSE 9.0 pro as I wasn't too sure whether I might loose my 
data or not and as far as I know a data loss can not be fully excluded. 
Although IMHO the resize is a very important option to make switchers' 
lifes easier, however, this matter needs to be handles with a great 
amount of care. (otherwise some might end up claiming that Linux erased 
all their personal data..)

christoph

David Feldman wrote:

> Less key feature: NTFS/FAT resize as an option during install. A few  
> distros have this, and I think it's a great idea because it allows  
> Windows users to create a dual-boot setup without doing a reinstall of  
> Windows or any pre-configuration of their systems. For extra points,  
> provide a preconfigured option to add a shared FAT partition when  
> Windows is installed on NTFS.
>