simple modern trick (boot from usb).

Windows 7 niceties: yep, it can resize partitions.

okay jmc@, krw@, miod@ (some rewording by jmc@)

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/install b/distrib/notes/i386/install
index 003e88e3698..757f18ceeb1 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/install
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/install
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.46 2010/03/16 17:23:09 miod Exp $
+dnl	$OpenBSD: install,v 1.47 2010/05/02 19:09:35 espie Exp $
 OpenBSDInstallPrelude
 
 If OpenBSD will be sharing the disk with DOS or another operating
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ should your computer support it, is to boot off the OpenBSD CD-ROM, or
 off one of the bootable CD-ROM mini images.  Otherwise, you can boot
 from a 3.5" 1.44MB floppy disk if your machine has a floppy drive.
 If your machine supports PXE network boots, you could try to configure a
-server for a network install.
+server for a network install.  If your machine can boot from a USB device, 
+having a USB key with a minimal install is another possibility.
 
 OpenBSDInstallPart2
 
diff --git a/distrib/notes/i386/prep b/distrib/notes/i386/prep
index f618734ffff..b732c005d70 100644
--- a/distrib/notes/i386/prep
+++ b/distrib/notes/i386/prep
@@ -53,5 +53,12 @@ and understand the consequences of your actions before using it.  In some
 cases, defragmenting your disk and running fips may be much faster than
 reinstalling your DOS partition from the backup.
 
+Windows 7 (and possibly Vista) can resize their own system partition, which
+is usually NTFS. In the control panel, search for "partition": this will lead
+you to the system administration tool. Then right click on the partition you
+wish to shrink.  You may have to fiddle with the swap file, because it's
+unmoveable, and you might not be able to shrink the partition as much as you
+would wish.
+
 Your hard disk is now prepared to have OpenBSD installed on it, and
 you should proceed with the installation instructions.