does anyone know any program that can remove some space from a NTSF partion?
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Partion a drive
Started by Guest_Mangix_*, Sep 03 2005 06:41 PM
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 10:12 PM
what do you mean by "remove some space"
if you mean to partition your drive while keeping OS untouched. then PartitionMagic is the best .but it isn't free.
https://sea.symantec.com/content/requestinf...ite&productid=1
if you mean to partition your drive while keeping OS untouched. then PartitionMagic is the best .but it isn't free.
https://sea.symantec.com/content/requestinf...ite&productid=1
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 10:16 PM
by that i mean remove some space from a specified partion
right now i have a 107GB harddrive and Windows uses all of the space. however i want to lower the partion space to somewhere around 80GB so that i can install linux
right now i have a 107GB harddrive and Windows uses all of the space. however i want to lower the partion space to somewhere around 80GB so that i can install linux
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 10:38 PM
Yes you need partitioning software. Two years ago I downloaded PatitionMagic demo version and during installation it prompted to create rescue diskettes (2 diskettes) and since then I’m using these two diskettes to
format
resize partition/move partition
create
delete
label
copy
merge
check for errors
convert FAT/FAT32/NTFS/linux and vice versa
convert primary>logical and vice versa
bad sector reset
hide partition
set active
resize clusters
resize root
CHKDSK
and FDISK
I don’t know if they still allow such thing in their new demo versions.
I can send you the contents of those two diskettes but they won’t be bootable (at your end)if you re-save the contents again on diskettes .
format
resize partition/move partition
create
delete
label
copy
merge
check for errors
convert FAT/FAT32/NTFS/linux and vice versa
convert primary>logical and vice versa
bad sector reset
hide partition
set active
resize clusters
resize root
CHKDSK
and FDISK
I don’t know if they still allow such thing in their new demo versions.
I can send you the contents of those two diskettes but they won’t be bootable (at your end)if you re-save the contents again on diskettes .
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 10:53 PM
i dont have a floppy drive anyways 
. well accually i have one on my other virus and spyware infected comp which still works but im too lazy to put it on the new comp .
. well accually i have one on my other virus and spyware infected comp which still works but im too lazy to put it on the new comp .
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 10:58 PM
bootable diskettes can be easily transformed to bootable CD-RWs using nero. and erase the CDs afterwards. I have done that many times to use the diskettes on floppy-less laptops.
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 11:03 PM
erm let me ask you a question. how do you make a bootable diskette?
do you just make a .txt file and put it some DOS commands or what?
do you just make a .txt file and put it some DOS commands or what?
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 11:14 PM
I wish I know how. the program (when creates them) makes them bootable.thats why I said (they wont be bootable at your end).however, a bootable CD can be created from any given bootable diskette.
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 11:18 PM
ok now i got another question. lol
if i somehow managed to make a bootable diskette, how would i use it. Slackware comes in Disk Image(iso) files which need to be decompressed and burned to a cd. after that, the files from the iso are on the cd and when the cd is in, i can boot to slackware but i cant install it cause i have no space(the partion).
i guess what im asking is...what would a bootable diskette do for me?
if i somehow managed to make a bootable diskette, how would i use it. Slackware comes in Disk Image(iso) files which need to be decompressed and burned to a cd. after that, the files from the iso are on the cd and when the cd is in, i can boot to slackware but i cant install it cause i have no space(the partion).
i guess what im asking is...what would a bootable diskette do for me?
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 11:27 PM
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if i somehow managed to make a bootable diskette, how would i use it
first make sure the BIOS is set to boot from floppy then slide it in the drive and boot it will automatically boot if it is bootable. just like win 9x boot diskette.
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what would a bootable diskette do for me?
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i can boot to slackware but i cant install it cause i have no space(the partion).
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 11:35 PM
try ranish partition manager. http://www.ranish.com/part/
read the pdf file "Dual-Booting Linux step by step"
also it mentions how to make a dos diskette bootable by copying the follwing to disk
read the pdf file "Dual-Booting Linux step by step"
also it mentions how to make a dos diskette bootable by copying the follwing to disk
