Echylo Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 (edited) This is my current configuration: HDA: 3 partitions / (10gig) swap (1gig) /home (65 gig) HDB: / (2gig) swap (0.5gig) /home (3.6 gig) I want to 'insert' Windows XP into this config, how should I best do this without losing any data? Edited September 18, 2004 by Echylo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echylo Posted September 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 I guess I have to resize my home partition and move it at the beginning, from a live cd, but how should I do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capatuy Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Use Partition Magic in a DOS MODE....its a lot easier.. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echylo Posted September 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 now, if you would read it carefully :P you should know that I don't have windows XP installed ;) and I have to install it , but I don't wanna lose my current mandrake system... Yea I know, why do you need XP, well, my scanner doesn't work in Mandrake, and I think it never will so I XP just for scanner and photoshop probarly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capatuy Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 (edited) now, if you would read it carefully :P you should know that I don't have windows XP installed ;) and I have to install it , but I don't wanna lose my current mandrake system... Yea I know, why do you need XP, well, my scanner doesn't work in Mandrake, and I think it never will so I XP just for scanner and photoshop probarly <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes i know, i will give you a DOS version of Parition Magic....Extract the ZIP file and put this file into a floppy diskette...The next time you Turn On the pc, boot into drive A:\ then type pqmagic.exe and you will see a graphical representation similar to Windows Diskmgt.exe. Edited September 20, 2004 by illogic-al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capatuy Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 (edited) That version of Partition Magic does not need WindowsXP or any other OS installed and You dont have to install it either....it is a standalone application...... :D Partition Magic can resize,remove,transfer partitions without losing your data. Edited September 19, 2004 by capatuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMage Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 You know, I am not sure whether we allow posting commercial applications like partition magic on the board. Anyway, you can always use qtparted to resize partitions. It's open source, free, and graphical. If you have a knoppix handy, qtparted is already in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capatuy Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Hi DragonMage good day! :D , yes it is a commercial software but i am only giving the freeware version of partition magic, it's an older version. Its up to them to download. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illogic-al Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 AFAIK there is no free version of patition magic. If there is post a link to it instead. DO NOT upload it to this forum again. Having said that, there's not much we can do about pms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echylo Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 yea and close the topic please, it won't work, f*cked up partitions, needed format so I never ever want XP :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_max Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 have you tried diskdrake??? with this you can modify your partitions... as root obviously, because the partition must be unmounted to resize, then reboot to install windows XP, after you have installed windows XP, start with your CD1 from MDk, and repair your boot loader, restart to enter linux, modify your boot loader to include windows, load it into MBR, and the next restart you have windows at your menu :D and enjoy linux and windows greetings ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echylo Posted September 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 have you tried diskdrake??? with this you can modify your partitions... as root obviously, because the partition must be unmounted to resize, then reboot to install windows XP, after you have installed windows XP, start with your CD1 from MDk, and repair your boot loader, restart to enter linux, modify your boot loader to include windows, load it into MBR, and the next restart you have windows at your menu :D and enjoy linux and windows greetings ;) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thx :) Don't think you should use FAT32 if you wanna install it not as first partition, something with 1024 cylinder? anyway made a guide out of it http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtop...=0entry145846 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_max Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 thx :) Don't think you should use FAT32 if you wanna install it not as first partition, something with 1024 cylinder? anyway made a guide out of it http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtop...533;entry145846 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> excelent ;), i hope that my advise help you, and didn't arrive too late ;) Bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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