remove linux, and then install Windows XP

[John Abreau]

Jerry Feldman wrote:

>> http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
> qtparted on the Knoppix disk will do this. It uses the GNU parted libraries. 
> I've done this a number of times. Note that the NTFS partition also should 
> have been previously defragged.

When is the best time to run this? I tried this a couple months back on 
a brand new laptop, figuring it would be best to resize the partitions 
before even booting Windows for the first time, but when I did, Windows 
thought it still had the whole drive, and I ended up having to reinstall 
Windows.

Would it work better if I let XP configure itself first, then defrag, 
then resize?

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