I keep reading messages that refer to partitioning with Windows "disk management utility". I have never seen how to do it and I do not believe it can be done.

Can you or anybody who claims it can be done describe exactly how to do it and also say whether you have actually done what you describe?

Sandy

Airman Thunderbird wrote:
"Why not use Disk Management in XP?"

Sandy wrote:
> I keep reading messages that refer to partitioning with Windows "disk management utility". I have never seen how to do it and I do not believe it can be done.
>
> Can you or anybody who claims it can be done describe exactly how to do it and also say whether you have actually done what you describe?
>
> Sandy
>
> Airman Thunderbird wrote:
> "Why not use Disk Management in XP?"
>
>
IIRC, the built in utility is good for the fundamental adding or
deleting of partitions. But you cannot resize a partition. And all
partition work is destructive.

Unlike 3rd party programs like Partition magic etc.

"Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message
news:eMLzckCKJHA.2164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Sandy wrote:
> > I keep reading messages that refer to partitioning with Windows "disk
management utility". I have never seen how to do it and I do not believe it
can be done.
> >
> > Can you or anybody who claims it can be done describe exactly how to do
it and also say whether you have actually done what you describe?
> >
> > Sandy
> >
> > Airman Thunderbird wrote:
> > "Why not use Disk Management in XP?"
> >
> >
> IIRC, the built in utility is good for the fundamental adding or
> deleting of partitions. But you cannot resize a partition. And all
> partition work is destructive.
>
> Unlike 3rd party programs like Partition magic etc.



Correct!

Disk management, which operates within the XP environment, cannot partition
the system or C: partition where the boot files reside, AND, if windows is
installed on another partition, it cannot partition that area either. The
first step in either case above is to delete the current partition which it
can't do.

2ndly, disk management cannot create any substantial (>32GB) partition in
FAT32 format. NTFS is your only choice. The version of NTFS is version 3.
NT/Win2K sp2 and prior can't handle that version. Forget 95/98/ME as they
ride on msdos, and have never worked natively with NTFS.

Various methods to use all disk space:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316505
Some commonly used 3rd party software for partitioning are Symantec
Partition Magic, Acronis Disk Director, and Paragon Parttion Manager. Like
the XP boot CD, you have use these on their boot media to partition the
system and boot current partitions of XP.

http://partition-xp.com/create-parti...indows-xp.html

Yes, I've used disk management within the XP environment to delete, create,
and format partitions. I use the first method of 3 noted on this webpage to
access disk management as I'm logged on as an administrator.
http://partition-xp.com/create-parti...indows-xp.html
--
Dave
<Sandy> wrote in message news:2008106223456sandylemberg@juno.com...
>I keep reading messages that refer to partitioning with Windows "disk
>management utility". I have never seen how to do it and I do not believe it
>can be done.
>
> Can you or anybody who claims it can be done describe exactly how to do it
> and also say whether you have actually done what you describe?
>
> Sandy
>
> Airman Thunderbird wrote:
> "Why not use Disk Management in XP?"
>
>

You will need a third party utility like Partition Magic, Acronis Disk
Director,
BootIt Next Gen (which has a free trial) or Super Fdisk (worth a look).

BootIt: http://www.bootitng.com/
Acronis:
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...titioning.html
Partition Magic:
http://www.powerquest.com/home_homeo...d=sp&pvid=pm80
Super Fdisk Partition Utility:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Super_Fdisk_d4985.html

As always backup any important data files (documents, photos, music, etc.),
before using such a tool as there is always a small chance that something
can go wrong.

Better still backup (Image backup) your entire C: partition to an external
drive
or a second internal drive.
You can use Acronis True Image (Free trial version) to do this.
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/

JS
http://www.pagestart.com


<Sandy> wrote in message news:2008106223456sandylemberg@juno.com...
>I keep reading messages that refer to partitioning with Windows "disk
>management utility". I have never seen how to do it and I do not believe it
>can be done.
>
> Can you or anybody who claims it can be done describe exactly how to do it
> and also say whether you have actually done what you describe?
>
> Sandy
>
> Airman Thunderbird wrote:
> "Why not use Disk Management in XP?"
>
>

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"JS" <@> wrote in message news:%23xiSM0IKJHA.5516@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You will need a third party utility like Partition Magic, Acronis Disk
> Director,
> BootIt Next Gen (which has a free trial) or Super Fdisk (worth a look).
>
> BootIt: http://www.bootitng.com/
> Acronis:
> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...titioning.html
> Partition Magic:
> http://www.powerquest.com/home_homeo...d=sp&pvid=pm80
> Super Fdisk Partition Utility:
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/Super_Fdisk_d4985.html
>
> As always backup any important data files (documents, photos, music,
> etc.),
> before using such a tool as there is always a small chance that something
> can go wrong.
>
> Better still backup (Image backup) your entire C: partition to an external
> drive
> or a second internal drive.
> You can use Acronis True Image (Free trial version) to do this.
> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/
>
> JS
> http://www.pagestart.com
>
>
> <Sandy> wrote in message news:2008106223456sandylemberg@juno.com...
>>I keep reading messages that refer to partitioning with Windows "disk
>>management utility". I have never seen how to do it and I do not believe
>>it can be done.
>>
>> Can you or anybody who claims it can be done describe exactly how to do
>> it and also say whether you have actually done what you describe?
>>
>> Sandy
>>
>> Airman Thunderbird wrote:
>> "Why not use Disk Management in XP?"
>>
>>
>
>