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FDISK resize partition
Name: movitto Date: March 12, 2004 at 19:30:51 Pacific OS: win 98 CPU/Ram: pentium ii
Comment:
Recently got a machine with 98 on it. Want to use it to test Linux out. Is it possible to RESIZE the existing win 98 partition on the HD to create some free space so I can install Linux using FDISK without destroying everything on the drive? If i cant do you know a good free partition utility? I heard partition magic is good but I dont got the cash to buy it. (I know several disro's of linux have a utility to free up space on a partition but I want to do it manually.)
Name: Petit Jean Date: March 12, 2004 at 19:58:24 Pacific
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http://www.doslife.com/stuff.html pm4.zip Open and install on 1.44 diskette.It is a dos based PM version for FAT 16 or FAT 32.The risk of loosing data is high if you resize the partition carrying the OS.Make sure you have the Win 98 CD and drivers.Using PM will always be quite an experiment for a beginner.You can make up to 4 primary partitions.The diskette makes it possible to change the active setting from one to the other you choose to boot from. Good luck.
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Response Number 2
Name: Dan Penny Date: March 13, 2004 at 03:16:01 Pacific
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Another (free) to try is Ranish Partition Manager. It can be daunting to a novice user though. (Not saying you are.) You can grab it from my webspace. PART240.zip. Or you can do a web search and grab it from the source. There is a newer version of this, but it's still beta and has bugs yet. And as Petit Jean says; Good Luck.
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Response Number 3
Name: trvlr Date: March 13, 2004 at 04:26:51 Pacific
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But first backup any critical files/data - off the the sytem; just to be on the safe side?
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Response Number 4
Name: mosaddique Date: March 13, 2004 at 10:19:45 Pacific
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Try the freeware Partition Resizer v1.3.4 from here
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Summary: Unless you use a 3rd party software like Partition Magic (which I happen to like, but I've heard a few bad stories about it), you have to erase your entire hard drive in order to resize the primary pa...
Summary: This site has Partition Resizer ( Freeware ) , which may interest you , no files are lost using it . Plenty of step by step help included . http://members.nbci.com/Zeleps/ ============================...
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