lakelover Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 I'm getting ready to install MDK9.0, and see that Mandrake advises against using GNU/Linux to resize NTFS partitions. I hate to spend more money for the latest version of Partition Magic. Does Windows XP, have a utility that will do the resizing? I checked the "Knowledge Base" at MS, and found how-to's for creating partitions and deleting them but I don't see anything on resizing. What's the best way to resize WinXP partitions so I can install MDK9.0 on the same disk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illogic-al Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 no they don't ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzatch Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 I've never used any but there are free trial versions of several partitioning programs out for download. Just look for a few and try one. I've never looked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted December 16, 2002 Report Share Posted December 16, 2002 Acronis has a free 30 day trial for their partition utliity which can handle NTFS. Never used it for that purpose myself however. Here's the link: http://www.acronis.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted December 17, 2002 Report Share Posted December 17, 2002 The last ntfs I worked with was administrating an NT4 network. There are no good ways to adjust a "new technology" partition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted December 17, 2002 Report Share Posted December 17, 2002 There is ranish partition manager. It's free but I've never used it. Mystified has though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wessellj Posted December 21, 2002 Report Share Posted December 21, 2002 I used Partition Manager. Worked perfectly, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelover Posted December 21, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2002 I downloaded the Ranish partition manager but haven't had time to study it. At first glance it looks a little complicated. I'm still trying to find a backup program that works for me. I have a new Dell, with a CD-rw drive, and I'm having problems with formating the CD's and getting them to eject. Some formate okay. Others don't. So, I can't back up my drive until I figure that out. I've always wondered why pc assemblers don't included backup facilities (programs and second drives) as a standard feature. Backups are so important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counterspy Posted December 21, 2002 Report Share Posted December 21, 2002 In my view, the Ranish Partition Manager is the best choice unless you can find a friend with an emergency set of PM version 8. It may look a little daunting to begin with and is a little short on docs. Get it at http://www.ranish.com . I assume you're going to downsize XP. After you do that, create one extended partition and leave it blank for the installer to do its thing. If you want control over partitioning, you will need to do an expert install. Make sure you create a separate "/home" partition that you can leave unformatted for your NEXT install to preserve your settings for desktops, bookmarks etc. Counterspy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelover Posted December 21, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2002 Thanks, Counterspy. . . I'll give it a try as soon as I get my master HHD backed up. I'm still having problems getting my CD's formated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted December 22, 2002 Report Share Posted December 22, 2002 Try using a lower write speed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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