Hello!

I just got my new computer a few days ago, i've installed windows on my 200gb sata drive from samsung and it worked like a dream. Until i wanted to merge my 10gb partition wich contains windows with my 180gb partition containing my private stash.

Partition magic 8 seemed to be that answer to my preyers, so i used merge partitions to merge them a safe way.

It reboots and runs the process, but halts saying "error 1611" "Bad system filename, file 9 (48)"

It does that whatever i try to do with pm. Converting, resizeing.. you name it!

I think this is quite bad, because their support site says that i should run CHKDSK /F to fix this problem, but it doesn't fin any problems at all!!!!

I did a search for disk errors in PM too, it says it is normal too...

Please help! I need to resize/merge my partitions as fast as possible!!

Your last sentence isn't going to help you. In any event, correct me if I misunderstood you:

1) You partitioned the 200GB SATA HD into 10GB and 180GB and then installed Windows on the 10GB. If so, how did you do the partitions?

2. You then installed PM8 for the purpose of combining the two partitions?

i_XpUser

That is correct, i installed PM8 to merge/combine alternatively resize the system partition.

The partitions was made using the windows setup program.

PM doesn't work that way.

i_XpUser

What? That's what it says on the packing anyway? So tell me, how does it work then?

I may not be too experienced, but i've done this before with PM, so i know it works..

What i mean to do is to enlarge my primary partition on wich i installed windows.

My experience with PM goes this way:

1. Install Windows on a virgin HD.
2. Install PM to create partition(s) out of the virgin HD. This is when you are then able to resize it any way you like.

I never had problems using the above guidelines for every PCs I set up for my clients.

i_XpUser

I know, i shouldn't be a problem doing it the way i mentioned either! The problem is that my second partition is damaged or something, the message "bad systemfilename, file 9 (48) does probably mean the ninth file in the NTFS file system table.

http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs-system-files.htm

File nine is supposed to be some kind of security file?

Maybe im on the wrong track, but i'll do just about anything to avoid reinstalling my machine.

I really have no idea but I guess the easiest fix is to start afresh all over again. This will benefit you in the long run, and possibly avoid partition/file systems unstability that is likely to follow in time.

i_XpUser

If you want to merge them you must delete the non-O/S partition then merge the empty space into the active partition. You will lose all the data on the partition.

http://computervitals.com/

Yes, thats the problem. I don't wan't to loose the data on my D: drive, but if i have to, i'll format, and reinstall everything without partitions what so ever..

Maybe that's better in the long run as you say XPuser.

Anyway, thanks for the help!

If you can still read that partition you can resize it to a smaller size, then expand C: to a size to hold the data, Then copy the data from D to C. then delete d and merge the space into C.

http://computervitals.com/

Your system specs don't match what you say.

It is always best to load PM early in the process. The way listed above is a good idea

You can avoid many of these Windows problems with Linux. Linspire eases the transition for new users

Contrary to what some have said, you can use PM8 to merge two partitions. The process will copy the contents of the partition that is being removed into a folder on the remaining parition. However, the error is preventing you from doing so.

I'd suggest backing up the data from your 180GB partition (of course you should have already done this right?) Then deleting the second partition and then expanding the C partition.

You're not trying this from within Windows are you?

If so make a boot disk and use it that way. You should be able to merge or resize to your heart's content. BTW the easiest/safest way is to just enlarge the primary partition to all but a little bit of the total drive space and forget about the rest.

Jimi_l

Isn't PM8 the version that doesn't play too well with Xp?

I've used PM7 on systems that have been partitioned with fdisk without the hassles KalasMannen is having.

Lessons learnt the hard way are not easily forgotten.

Justme
You ask:
"Isn't PM8 the version that doesn't play too well with Xp?"
The answer is NO!
Partition Magic 8 is the only version which will resize NTFS partitions, PM 7 and older version will not do that!

Jimi_l
Is correct "make a boot disk and use it that way"
That is how I have used PM8 and have had no problems with doing the resizing.

The specs are for my old computer, as i said this is a new computer that i want to run PM on, the specs wasn't updated when i wrote the original post..

I used a bootable cd with PM on to try to resize the pratitions, but the error prevented me from doing anything but formatting with the D: drive.

Anyway, made a backup of the data, and then reinstalled completely from scratch. Took about 4 hours to be back on track with all data and programs reinstalled.

I think it's wierd, because the only troubleshooting sulotion that was awailable for the erro i had, was to run CHKDSK /F to correct the disk problems, but i found no problem, same when i checked partitions within partition magic.

Also, i searched around, and it seems that others have the same error, but noone i saw had found a sulotion.

Wierd..

Well, thank you all for your help adn the quick replies.

/Magnus