> You may find a small (40MB or so) FAT partition on the original disk. > It's the XP "utility partition". If it's there, leave it alone. When I resized with qtparted, I did notice a small partition marked as "hidden". When I did the resize, it seemed to gobble this up in to the new free space. XP started and seemed to operate fine after this though.... (Hope I haven't screwed anything!). > Technically, after dual-booting the system, you will probably void your warranty, > so don't tell HP about it. I don't doubt it, and I don't intend to :o) > The nasty dual-boot bug of FC2 appears to be a thing of the past. Ah, is this the "hard disk geometry" thing (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-May/msg00908.html )? I stumbled across that earlier and was really really hoping I wouldn't have to deal with it later (I wouldn't mind going out this evening if I get a chance :o) If its gone, then that's one less hassle to deal with! > Good luck and enjoy! Erik Thanks, Dave This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.