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Jason Forum Fanatic
Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Posts: 16777215
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 9:58 pm Post subject: free harddrive partitioning tool required |
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I am looking for HD partioning software that can reduce the size of my winXP partition, and create a new partition with the free space, ready for installing linux.
1 stipulation is it must be free.
any suggestions welcome.
Cheers
J
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b4rtm4n Trusted SF Member
Joined: 26 May 2002 Posts: 16777206 Location: Bi Mon Sci Fi Con
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Parted
http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/
Provides boot disk images as well as source.
Not used it personally tho.
does require you've used the fat32 install of xp tho.
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Jason Forum Fanatic
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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got an NTFS partition.
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b4rtm4n Trusted SF Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Bugger!
Have you tried looking for any tools on gnutella or kazzaa networks?
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flw Forum Fanatic
Joined: 27 May 2002 Posts: 16777215 Location: U.S.A.
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 2:50 am Post subject: |
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The following are available from bootdisk.com and are free or shareware (good for now):
http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm
PARTITIONING
MS Fdisk For Hard Disks Greater Than 64 Gig
AEFDISK 1.9 Get Rid Of NT, Linux Partitions, More
DELPART Another Partition Deleter With a GUI
BootitNG 1.3X Boot Mgr, Partitioner, Imaging
Masterbooter + EFDISK 3.2 Boot Mgr And Partitioner
CleanSlate 1.0 Partition/MBR Backup/Cleaner Tool
Partition Managers Ranish 2.40 Zeleps 1.3.4
FPsys 1.3 Recover Data From Lost Partitions
fastlanwan
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ShaolinTiger Forum Fanatic
Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 16777215 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 3:08 am Post subject: |
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Or you could go here:
http://fosi.ural.net/
and get the full 'evaluation' version of Partition Magic 8.0.
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Jason Forum Fanatic
Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Posts: 16777215
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 3:38 am Post subject: |
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b4rtm4n wrote: |
Bugger!
Have you tried looking for any tools on gnutella or kazzaa networks? |
sorry mate. not connected to those things.
Shaolin, the link for PM 8 did not work when i tried it
J
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browolf Trusted SF Member
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Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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that fosi site is the dogs, & it's been around for years.
how does he get away with it?
~Andy
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