This instillation will require anywhere from 2 gigabytes minimum up to 4 or more gigabytes of Hard Drive space. Make sure windows has at least this much free drive space before continuing.
Step 1: Download FIPS.EXE and save it to C:\.
Step 2: Reboot the computer in "SAFE MODE"
- Shutdown windows and turn the power off on the computer.
- Hold the shift key down and turn on the computer.
- Continue to hold the shift key down until windows comes all the way up in "SAFE MODE".
Step 3: Defragment the Hard Disk that has the free space on it.
- Click "START" -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Defragmenter
- Select the drive to Defragment
- Select "Advanced Options" and make sure "Full Defragmentation" is selected.
- Click "Start"
Defragmenting the drive will take a while but it must be done in order to reclaim the maximum amount of free space from the windows drive. In safe mode, there should not be any other programs running in the background. If this is not the case disable these programs.
Step 4: Reboot the computer in Command Prompt only mode
- Reboot the computer and press "F8" just before windows begins to boot.
- select "Safe Mode Command Prompt only" and press Enter
Step 5: Run FIPS
C:\> FIPS.EXE
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Select the first partition and resize it to leave about 3
gigabytes, or more if desired, plus 128 megabytes for the new Linux and
swap partitions. The size of the new partition should be:
[New partition size] = [Linux partition size] + [128 MB for swap partition]