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Guest
I have XP Home edition. I want to partition my disk drive. Is this not possible with XP Home? Are there any command line options to partition the same
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Shankar
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Shankar
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DL
Without a destructive format, no
You can use a third party tool, eg Partition Magic without data loss.
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You can use a third party tool, eg Partition Magic without data loss.
possible with XP Home? Are there any command line options to partition theS.Shankar said:I have XP Home edition. I want to partition my disk drive. Is this not
same?
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Guest
Thanks for the response DL. What is Destructive Format? Is it loss of data? Then, I am OK. Could you please explain the meaning and consequences of Destructive Format
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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers
Hi,
To repartition without destroying what you have requires the use of third
party partitioning software. The WinXP disk manager (diskmgmt.msc) is only
capable of creating new partitions from unused free space on the drive or
deleting the ones you have, it cannot dynamically resize existing ones to
make space for the creation of new ones.
Partitioning programs:
BootIT NG www.terabyteunlimited.com
Partition Magic www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic
Partition Commander http://www.v-com.com/product/pc_ind.html
Ranish Partition Manager http://www.ranish.com/part/
Be aware that any partitioning work has some inherent dangers, and that you
should backup anything you cannot afford to lose before you do anything. Any
partitioning program's instructions should be read in full BEFORE you deploy
the software.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
of Destructive Format?
To repartition without destroying what you have requires the use of third
party partitioning software. The WinXP disk manager (diskmgmt.msc) is only
capable of creating new partitions from unused free space on the drive or
deleting the ones you have, it cannot dynamically resize existing ones to
make space for the creation of new ones.
Partitioning programs:
BootIT NG www.terabyteunlimited.com
Partition Magic www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic
Partition Commander http://www.v-com.com/product/pc_ind.html
Ranish Partition Manager http://www.ranish.com/part/
Be aware that any partitioning work has some inherent dangers, and that you
should backup anything you cannot afford to lose before you do anything. Any
partitioning program's instructions should be read in full BEFORE you deploy
the software.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
data? Then, I am OK. Could you please explain the meaning and consequencesSMS said:Thanks for the response DL. What is Destructive Format? Is it loss of
of Destructive Format?
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DL
Destructive format means you lose everything on the disk. ie its destructive
You finish up with a 'virgin disk'
of Destructive Format?
You finish up with a 'virgin disk'
data? Then, I am OK. Could you please explain the meaning and consequencesSMS said:Thanks for the response DL. What is Destructive Format? Is it loss of
of Destructive Format?