making room for linux

[Chuck Hallenbeck]

My new laptop came with Windows 7 installed on it, and I want to create
space on the HD to install Linux.  I was expecting Windows to be in
a single partition, but I find it is spread over three partitions,
occupying the entire 500 GB disk.

Any tips about how to handle this twist would be appreciated.  I might
never use windows, but others might, if I can preserve it.

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Chuck in Hudson.
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