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How to install CorePlus without deleting my Windows XP

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curaga:
Newer Windows can do such shrinking live on itself, but XP cannot. I don't recall if it helps you with the unmovable files, probably does.

Misalf:
I didn't had any problems related to shrinking xp partition from within linux.
Anyway..

I have a 384MB pagefile on my windows partition and a 1GB pagefile on seperate partition - both with fixed size. When I want to thoroughly defragment my windows, I disable the smaller one and reenable it afterwards.

I don't know if it would slow down the performance of defragmentation to disable the pagefile but it's less data to be processed then and probably more thoroughly.

If there is no pagefile when windows boots, then, I think, the OS just won't be able to save debug info in case an error occured. However, it boots and runs 'normally' until you use any programm which needs a pagefile to be present.

So, in case the pagefile produces trouble, I think it wouldn't hurt to disable it - boot linux - shrink - boot winxp - reenable it.

beerstein:
Hi: If you have room for a second hard drive - this solution would be the safest.
low capacity HDs are cheap. I am using a IDE (pATA) to SDcard adaptor to run TCL. The other operating systems sit on my 300 GB SATA drive.

mocore:

--- Quote from: Lee on October 08, 2013, 11:50:28 AM ---
What defrag tool/procedure will work around this sort of thing?  Would it be safe (from the Windows point of view) to move such files around while running linux?

--- End quote ---
in the past
i never had any problems just deleteing the page file
 and a load of other bits ( see 'Slimming Down Windows XP: The Complete Guide' nostalgia / lofat xp info )
or dumping xp 'installed' files to new drive/partition (posibly also modifying registy..)

tinypoodle:
Besides from deleting swap file it could also be of advantage to delete the hibernation file.

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