OK, here's the sudo fdisk -l output:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 5 40131 de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 * 6 14180 113860687+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 14181 18937 38210602+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 18938 19452 4136737+ db CP/M / CTOS / ...

OK, so qtparted is not safe on ntfs? There's nothing like gparted on the KNOPPIX 5.0 CD I guess. BTW, this is a newly installed wimpdoze box straight out of the Dell factory, so defrag is likely unnecessary.

Regards,
AJG