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| 315678 | 2005-01-19 01:38:00 | HI, I've just got Linux and need a partition, I can't seem to figure out how to use the Windows interface to make one, I am quite comfortable with DOS-But hello, 21st Century! I only have one Hard Disk and a CD reader/writer. I have been into help, but it didn't seem to help. And I AM and administrator. Help Please, Kind Regards, Squibler |
Squibler (6465) | ||
| 315679 | 2005-01-19 02:35:00 | Um what version of windows are you using. If you are using Windows 200 or windows XP you can create a partition by Right clicking on the My Computer Icon and then choose Manage then click on Disk Management. If you are using WinME, 98 or 95 you will need to use a third party program (the name of which escapes me right at this moment grrrr) | Odin (227) | ||
| 315680 | 2005-01-19 02:44:00 | Try "Partition Magic 8" from Symantec. | KiwiLinc (6595) | ||
| 315681 | 2005-01-19 03:46:00 | Sorry Oden, I must not have described it properly, I have got XP, I did get into Disk Management, I just don't know where to go from there. The Windows XP help didn't seem to help exactly (Left my head spinning). Kind Regards, Squibler :@@: |
Squibler (6465) | ||
| 315682 | 2005-01-19 03:48:00 | I have to say sorry again :rolleyes: , to Odin (I spelled your name wrong). Kind Regards, Squibler |
Squibler (6465) | ||
| 315683 | 2005-01-19 07:37:00 | Disk Management in 2k or XP does not allow partition resizing. If you have access to Mandrake or SuSE (or others??) you can begin an install, do the partitioning including resizing, then "can" the installation before files start to be installed. Then install your planned OS. However I have found from experience that GRUB does not tend to like this - minor partition errors cause problems so that once Windows has booted once, the boot loader will not work again. Only solution I have found is to delete all Linux partitions and start again - all is fine the second time. |
johnd (85) | ||
| 315684 | 2005-01-19 07:46:00 | if you are installing linux (are you?) most distros have a built in partioning tool, yoper does for example, and you can even keep your existing data | Prescott (11) | ||
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