Any freeware for allocating more space on partitioned drives ?

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Carey Frisch [MVP]

Since you performed a "New Installation" rather that "Upgrade",
you'll have to backup your files and perform a "clean install".

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the
EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main
hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter.
After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it.

1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".

===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
==> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".

8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:

How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064

Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| My hard drive was seperated into two partitions when converting to Win XP
| home edition. My 'C' partition has most of the space allocated to it.
|
| Is thier any way i can assign more space to my "d' partition.?
|
| Help would be greatfull.
| Is thier any freeware that i could use to assign more space to one
| partition?
|
| Tim.
 
My hard drive was seperated into two partitions when converting to Win XP
home edition. My 'C' partition has most of the space allocated to it.

Is thier any way i can assign more space to my "d' partition.?

Help would be greatfull.
Is thier any freeware that i could use to assign more space to one
partition?

Tim.
 
correct me if I'm wrong Carey, but would another way be as follows:

buy an inexpensive drive, and expanding D: into a Spanned drive, by using
space on the new drive ?

although he did ask about freeware, it seems he did not rule out the option
of spending money.

My hard drive was seperated into two partitions when converting to Win XP
home edition. My 'C' partition has most of the space allocated to it.

Is thier any way i can assign more space to my "d' partition.?

Help would be greatfull.
Is thier any freeware that i could use to assign more space to one
partition?

Tim.
 
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Gauthier said:
My hard drive was seperated into two partitions when converting to
Win XP home edition. My 'C' partition has most of the space allocated
to it.

Is thier any way i can assign more space to my "d' partition.?
Click to expand...


There is no way to non-destructively change the partition
structure of a drive from within Windows. You can do this only
with third-party software such as Partition Magic or BootIt Next
Generation.

Is thier any freeware that i could use to assign more space to one
partition?
Click to expand...


Although neither of the programs I mentioned above are freeware,
BootIt Next Generation comes with a 30-day free trial. You could
take advantage of that trial to accomplish what you want.
 
Is thier any way i can assign more space to my "d' partition.?

Personally, I'd use Partition Magic. A clean operation with no muss, no
fuss. Last time I needed to do something like this in XP-Home I was able to
buy a down level version 7 of PM on EBay for about $5. Apply all the patches
and everything worked well. Not quite free ware, but close enough.

Bill -- (Remove KILLSPAM from my address to use it)
 
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