Next, download theGParted Live CDand burn it to cd.

Boot off the GParted cd, and you will see your hard drives in the drop-down list.

Next you’ll need to right-press the partition and choose Resize/Move from the menu.

Using GParted to Resize Your Windows 7 or Vista Partition

When you are done, poke the Resize/Move button.

This doesn’t immediately apply the changes, though.

On my computer it took more than 30 minutes.

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Once it’s done, quit, remove the live cd and then reboot your box.

A recent hardware or software change might be the cause."

Here’s a screenshot of the error, but don’t worry, we’ll fix it.

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Insert your Windows Vista installation dvd and double-check you boot off it.

At the welcome screen pick the Next button.

On the next screen, poke the “Repair your gear” link in the lower left hand corner.

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When Vista first starts up, it will start running a check of the disk.

Whatever you do, don’t hit any keys here because we want the system to check the disk.

Once it’s done it will reboot, and you’ll have Vista back up and running again!

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