Re: OT Freeware Partition software

Tom Scales wrote:
> I need to repartition a boot drive on an XP Pro laptop. Any suggestions
> of freeware to do it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
Here you go, Tom. Cute Partition Manager:

http://www.cutepm.com/

.... Ben Myers

"Ben Myers" <> wrote in message
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> Tom Scales wrote:
>> I need to repartition a boot drive on an XP Pro laptop. Any suggestions
>> of freeware to do it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tom
>>
> Here you go, Tom. Cute Partition Manager:
>
> http://www.cutepm.com/
>
> ... Ben Myers

check out gParted at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

"Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
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>
> I think I should have been more clear.
>
> I need to NON-DESTRUCTIVELY repartition.
>

http://www.partition-tool.com/

I've used it and it works a treat; just download the Home Edition.

On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:53:40 GMT, "Tom Scales" <>
wrote:

>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olfart [mailto]
>> Posted At: Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:58 AM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: OT Freeware Partition software
>> Subject: Re: OT Freeware Partition software
>>
>>
>> "Ben Myers" <> wrote in message
>> news:gfg4jv$12e$...
>> > Tom Scales wrote:
>> >> I need to repartition a boot drive on an XP Pro laptop. Any
>> suggestions
>> >> of freeware to do it?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Tom
>> >>
>> > Here you go, Tom. Cute Partition Manager:
>> >
>> > http://www.cutepm.com/
>> >
>> > ... Ben Myers
>>
>> check out gParted at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
>
>
>I think I should have been more clear.
>
>I need to NON-DESTRUCTIVELY repartition.
>
>Can't see how either tool does that.
>
>Tom
>
I have used the Gparted program and Partition Magic Ver 8. They are
both non-destructive (keep fingers crossed)
Since you have data on the drives I hope you are going on holiday and
can leave the system running. If the drive were bare the both programs
are quick the edge going to Partition Magic.
I repartitioned a 250G HDD with about 30G of data using Gparted and
the process took over one hour to complete. (Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
and SATA II Hdd.
Not sure what you have for backup usage or amount of data involved but
you would probably find it quicker to backup, partition and restore.

YMMV

Art

On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:53:40 GMT, "Tom Scales" <>
wrote:

>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olfart [mailto]
>> Posted At: Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:58 AM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: OT Freeware Partition software
>> Subject: Re: OT Freeware Partition software
>>
>>
>> "Ben Myers" <> wrote in message
>> news:gfg4jv$12e$...
>> > Tom Scales wrote:
>> >> I need to repartition a boot drive on an XP Pro laptop. Any
>> suggestions
>> >> of freeware to do it?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Tom
>> >>
>> > Here you go, Tom. Cute Partition Manager:
>> >
>> > http://www.cutepm.com/
>> >
>> > ... Ben Myers
>>
>> check out gParted at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
>
>
>I think I should have been more clear.
>
>I need to NON-DESTRUCTIVELY repartition.
>
>Can't see how either tool does that.
>
>Tom
>

More info now that I used more of my 70 year old brain.
As you are a user of large HDDs I have found that Partition Magic
Ver 8 barfs on drives greater than 500G don't know about Gparted.
Also found that Partition Magic Ver 8 barfs on Vista if the HDD was
formated by Vista works OK on HDD formated by XP.
Also as a user of RAID on some of your systems most any partition
program will have extreme problems on a RAID system.

Art

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:10:54 -0600, RnR <> wrote:

>>On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:53:40 GMT, "Tom Scales" <>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: olfart [mailto]
>>>> Posted At: Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:58 AM
>>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>>> Conversation: OT Freeware Partition software
>>>> Subject: Re: OT Freeware Partition software
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Ben Myers" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:gfg4jv$12e$...
>>>> > Tom Scales wrote:
>>>> >> I need to repartition a boot drive on an XP Pro laptop. Any
>>>> suggestions
>>>> >> of freeware to do it?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thanks,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Tom
>>>> >>
>>>> > Here you go, Tom. Cute Partition Manager:
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.cutepm.com/
>>>> >
>>>> > ... Ben Myers
>>>>
>>>> check out gParted at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>>
>>>I think I should have been more clear.
>>>
>>>I need to NON-DESTRUCTIVELY repartition.
>>>
>>>Can't see how either tool does that.
>>>
>>>Tom
>>>
>>

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:10:54 -0600, RnR <> wrote:

>>More info now that I used more of my 70 year old brain.
>>As you are a user of large HDDs I have found that Partition Magic
>>Ver 8 barfs on drives greater than 500G don't know about Gparted.
>>Also found that Partition Magic Ver 8 barfs on Vista if the HDD was
>>formated by Vista works OK on HDD formated by XP.
>>Also as a user of RAID on some of your systems most any partition
>>program will have extreme problems on a RAID system.
>>
>>Art
>
>
>FWIW, Art, I have a great respect for you because at 70 to keep up
>with this stuff and share it gets my respect. I salute you for this
>and keep it up <grin> !!

I will take you replay as a compliment and ignore the <grin> on the
end.

I do try to keep up with the computer world as much as I can. I repair
computers for friends and teach computer classes to both kids and
seniors (between going on cruises and the local casino)

My problem is with all the computer crap I have the shrinks say I am
an excessive compulsive and the wife says I am an IDIOT (like most
wives I guess)

Advice : I think you are wise not to jump on the Vista wagon as you
really don't have a hardware or software condition that requires
Vista. If you ever want to go to Vista I have 4 copies. One of Vista
Ultimate (32 and 64 bit) and three of Home Premium so if you are ever
in Australia come by and pick up a copy.

Art

Art wrote on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:12:07 +1000:
[...]
> I do try to keep up with the computer world as much as I can. I repair
> computers for friends and teach computer classes to both kids and
> seniors (between going on cruises and the local casino)

You sound well adjusted to me.

> My problem is with all the computer crap I have the shrinks say I am
> an excessive compulsive and the wife says I am an IDIOT (like most
> wives I guess)

I never seen a shrink and I am sure they have to find problems with
everybody. As it is called job security. As for the wife, I had one once
and I kicked her out after 17 years. Now she lives with her sister and
brother-in-law. <grin>

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 8GB 1GB SoDIMM Adata 16GB
Windows XP SP2 and Xandros Linux

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:50:42 -0600, BillW50 <> wrote:

>Art wrote on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:12:07 +1000:
>[...]
>> I do try to keep up with the computer world as much as I can. I repair
>> computers for friends and teach computer classes to both kids and
>> seniors (between going on cruises and the local casino)
>
>You sound well adjusted to me.
>
>> My problem is with all the computer crap I have the shrinks say I am
>> an excessive compulsive and the wife says I am an IDIOT (like most
>> wives I guess)
>
>I never seen a shrink and I am sure they have to find problems with
>everybody. As it is called job security. As for the wife, I had one once
>and I kicked her out after 17 years. Now she lives with her sister and
>brother-in-law. <grin>

Never been to a shrink myself either. Just imagine what they would
think.
Boy did I stuff up!! The last post was from a computer that didn't
have a munged address. Here comes the spam.

Art

On Nov 13, 3:53*am, "Tom Scales" <tjsca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olfart [mailtolfar...@excite.com]
> > Posted At: Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:58 AM
> > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> > Conversation: OT Freeware Partition software
> > Subject: Re: OT Freeware Partition software
>
> > "Ben Myers" <ben_my...@charter.net> wrote in message
> >news:gfg4jv$12e$...
> > > Tom Scales wrote:
> > >> I need to repartition a boot drive on an XP Pro laptop. *Any
> > suggestions
> > >> of freeware to do it?
>
> > >> Thanks,
>
> > >> Tom
>
> > > Here you go, Tom. *Cute Partition Manager:
>
> > >http://www.cutepm.com/
>
> > > ... Ben Myers
>
> > check out gParted athttp://gparted.sourceforge.net/
>
> I think I should have been more clear.
>
> I need to NON-DESTRUCTIVELY repartition.
>
> Can't see how either tool does that.
>
> Tom

Tom,

gparted does it non-destructively. For example,
see the "Features" page in the link sent by Ben.
I used it, too. (Clearly, you *will* back up your
stuff previous to any such gamble.)

You can get a CD (simply download ISO) that
boots into a Linux, and from it you can run tools,
chiefly gparted. You don't have to work with the
Linux, just click and gparted starts and you do
your thing. I forget the name for this distribution,
if you want to go with it please let me know and
I will look it up. (This is how I sorted some issues
with a new system with Vista, including some of
repartitioning -- preserving data).