1 Topic by Yosef

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Topic: I need some help

hi I am new in this forum and learning Ubuntu.  I tried to resize my Ubuntu partition with GParted and got the following message (see below) when I was trying to download it.  Is this a common message?  I am still using Windows XP because I don't have access to the internet and have little partition space in Ubuntu. I want to have full Ubuntu but as a beginner, I am afraid to mess up things.  I defragmented using Windows and would like to enlarge Ubuntu's partition space.  The summary was:
File System:  NTFS
Capacity:  32.86GB
Free Space:  8.26GB
% Free Space:  25%

OK, message was:


Windows has the following information about this file type. This page will help you find software needed to open your file.


File Type: Unknown
Description: Windows does not recognize this file type.

You may search the following Web site for related software and information:

    * Windows Live Search

You may purchase or download software related to this file type from the following Web site:

    * Windows Marketplace


Have questions? See these Frequently Asked Questions.

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Please help step by step on what to do to download GParted and then I can try to get my wireless connection to work in Ubuntu and I can finally just use Ubuntu without Microsoft, any help will be appreciated.

2 Reply by LarryT

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Re: I need some help

Hi Yosef
It is absolutely right that windows is not able to recognize any kind of linux file system by itsself !
You need to install explore2fs on Win : http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs

To use GParted, the best way is to download the iso file, burn it and follow the docs i made : they are a bit outofdate, but....
ISO is here : http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile … _id=173828
(clic the gparted-livecd-0.3.4-7.iso file)
burn the file AS AN ISO !!!! (see the doc of your bruner soft)
Follow the docs : http://gparted.sourceforge.net/documentation.php

enjoy wink

Larry
GParted-project Admin
Former GParted-LiveCD maintainer (2007)

3 Reply by class413 (edited by class413 2007-06-13 13:21:56)

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Re: I need some help

This is usually called "image burning" in the burning program menus.
*Not* just copy it in a data cd !

*** It is highly recommended to backup any important files before doing resize/move operations. ***

4 Reply by Yosef

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Re: I need some help

Thanks for your suggestions, I'll try them.