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| Sep19-04, 07:21 PM | #1 |
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Increasing capacity of hard drive partition
I partitioned my hard drive into two sectors (I installed windows on one).. it turns out to be too small (sp2 makes a backup of the whole system
).. I'm at a loss how to redistribute the size though ![]() Anyone a clue? I'm running Windows XP (I guess I need to go into BIOS at reboot? *edit* just tried bios, didn't find anything). |
| Sep19-04, 07:36 PM | #2 |
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you made a partition too small, you need to format, repartition, and reinstall windows..
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| Sep19-04, 07:46 PM | #3 |
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really?I looked in XP disk management tools and only found a delete partition button and no make or alter disk partion buttons, so I guess you're right :P So how big a partition would be the bottom size for XP home edition do you think? *edit* windows is silly, why can't I just move things around a little.. everything is still empty but the one system partition
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| Sep19-04, 07:50 PM | #4 |
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Increasing capacity of hard drive partition
Windows unfortunately doesn't let you manage your partitions. You'll have to look for 3rd party products. I would recommend: http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
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| Sep19-04, 08:30 PM | #5 |
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You can create, delete, format, etc., you just can't resize or work on the active partition (which Partition Magic can do). |
| Sep19-04, 09:42 PM | #6 |
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| Sep20-04, 12:33 AM | #7 |
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You might want to look around. There are (non-MS) tools for resizing partitions. http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize.html might not be what you want, but it's a start.
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| Sep20-04, 12:46 AM | #8 |
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| Sep21-04, 02:17 PM | #9 |
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I second this. I've used Partition Magic several times, and it has always worked beautifully for me. Also, it isn't extremely complicated. One caution though; it's been over a year since I last had a need for it. KM |
| Sep21-04, 03:46 PM | #10 |
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| Sep21-04, 10:21 PM | #11 |
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| Sep22-04, 01:11 AM | #12 |
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Actually I've put swap on a separate partition and inactivated the system restore function of XP. I now am using 2.35 Gb, so could have done with the original partition of 3 Gb that I had for the OS.. oh well :)
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| Sep22-04, 01:31 AM | #13 |
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A regular XP install uses 2.6GB....wohaaa! |
| Sep22-04, 01:45 AM | #14 |
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That's what my friend in ICT recommended
don't give windows any room, it will perform better.
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| Sep22-04, 11:22 AM | #15 |
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| Sep22-04, 09:53 PM | #16 |
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It has been some time since last I used it, but the program is called bootitng.
Homepage; http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html Unlike other bloated software, this one fits onto a single floppy disk and never failed me or caused loss of data. As I recall, when not wanting to actually install the program so as to have a boot loader, simply boot from the floppy and resize your partitions. Good luck |
| Sep23-04, 12:41 AM | #17 |
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