Resize XP partition for more Ubuntu space

[Charles Malespin]

> > WHoa Whoa!  Reinstall????  There has to be another option, I didnt even
> > do anything to my ubuntu partition, why would i need to reinstall?
> > Perhaps I need to clarify the situation as to what I have done.  I just
> > cut 50 Gb out of my Windows NTFS partition, and now it is free space.  I
> > have 4 partitions already and now this free space.  Is there any way
> > that i can resize my extended partition to include this new free space.
> > I find it hard to believe that I have to reinstall to do this.  Would
> > going into windows and doing it with partition magic work?  Would I lose
> > my data in ubunutu in the process? Plus what is my /dev/sda3 ext3
> > 102 Mb  partition?  Is that my root? Please help, I was told this should
> > be so hard to do!
> > 
> 
> Well, I will give my $0.02 worth and how the world looks to me.
> 
> IDE allows you to have 4 primary partitions...
> 
> One of the partitions can be of the special type extended.
> And on the extended partition you can create logical drives.
> 
> The space on the extended partition must be declared upon creation.
> Space cannot <to the best of my knowledge> be added after the fact.
> 
> I can't answer your question's about root and /dev/sda3 without seeing
> the output from /etc/fstab
> 
> Can you post /etc/fstab?
> 
> 
> Do you have a lot of work put into the current install?
> A lot of data?
> 
> Is this a production machine or a learning machine at home?
> 
> 
> As an alternative you could try resizing with partition magic from
> Windows. I am not familiar with that program. <But, I don't think it
> will work> <As usual back up all data, including Windows data, you could
> lose everything>

Here is my /etc/fstab

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/sda5       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0
1
/dev/sda6       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hda        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/hdb        /media/cdrom1   udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0

/dev/sda2       /media/windows  ntfs    umask=0222      0       0


This is my home/work computer, so I have a good bit of stuff that I Wouldnt want to lose.  Is there 
some way to backup my /home using a CD burner(thats all I have really)
and then being able to put that info back on if I reinstall?  I guess if
reinstalling is the only option I will wait for breezy to come out too,
but I really would like to avoid that(reinstall that is).  Thanks,
Charles