Anyone know of a good free partition and boot utility program.
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Anyone know of a good free partition and boot utility program.
fdisk
I have xp and it doesnt work.
One with a GUI please
The XP equivalent of fdisk is Diskpart.
I have seen on some places that you can't use it from within the GUI of XP, and you have to boot from the install cd, but I'm not sure if this is true. You can certainly start it up, but I'm not sure if you can edit partitions (it's only my main PC that has XP, so I can't test it out unfortunately!).
If you need any more help with booting from the cd (to recovery mode) see the M$ website here
well partition magic is a real good utility and is not really expensive.
I want a FREE one ive heard of partition magic im 14 and my parents wont buy a $70 piece of software nor do i have the money for that.
You should be able to create the partitions you need with a bootable CD or Floppy and diskpart (C:\windows\system23\). Problem is, you'll need to re-install your OS one one of the partitions, or do a full backup prior to creating the new partitions. Kinda depends on your resources. It won't do the dynamic re-partition that PartitionMagic will do, and if you have XP running the current NTFS, you want to make sure you have the most current version of PartitionMagic before messing with the NTFS partitions.
i already have an NTFS partition and i want to install linux to have a dual boot system. should i create an extended partition or primary
It depends on how you want to configure your boot. If you have an NTFS partition and want to install Linux on another, Linux will create its own partition on the available unpartitioned space and install the lilo tool in the boot sector as well (I'm using my ancient experience with RedHat as reference--so somebody shoot me down if I'm wrong). If you have sufficient open space on the drive, you're ready to fly.
Thanks
If you no some one with win 98 you could get them to make you a win 98 emergency boot floppy all the tools you nead there Fdisk, Format utility scandisk extract etc. All for free you may be able to download the files from microsoft if you cant get access to 98. 95 will do it also.
Just boot to the a drive and away you go.
You might try,
http://www.hot4download.com/utilitie...Manager_55.htm
There is a trial available, I am not sure if the functionality has any restrictions. It is supposed to work with XP and Linux.
Cheers
mikem0327> If u want to install Luinux... I guess u must learn how to use fdisk....
U must learn how to use the PC without the "GUI" coz ur missing alot if u only use the GUI... man try to explore....... read...... read... try to understand.....
this is just some advice..........
I dono any good Free diskpartitioners other than Fdisk..... sorry
try to look for 1 in Google......
nihil,
That Paragon Partition looks like it mit be what I'm looking for to load suse and rh on the same drive. I'll down load it and let you know how it works mikem0327. Instead of tring to partition xp and linux on the same drive, see if you can find an old use HD and put your linux on that. I tell you, it is easier and safer to do it that way. I just simply put in the boot disk for linux and the linux HD drive is working. That way there is no fear of the xp drive getting screwed with. Just my thoughts.
Freddy
I looked at the paragon partition at:
http://www.hot4download.com/utiliti..._Manager_55.htm
It looks like it will be very good, but there are many functions that are turned off till you buy it. Only the demo is for free. It showed me what my hard drives looked like but that was about it. I think it was $20. Even a youth person like yourself should be able to come up with a 20 spot. Try washing mom and dad's car for a couple of weeks. Pull some weeds out of the flower bed. Well, good luck mikeod0327.
Freddy
how about this one ? PartitionStar http://www.star-tools.com/partitionstar/english/
free trial.. 10 bucks to buy.
hehe.. they have a typo in their page.. says windows 2001 on one page but not in the manual.Quote:
Scope of functions like FDISK with many extra features
· Unlimited support of all operating and all file systems (incl. Windows 2000)
· Decreasing and formatting of FAT 12, 16, and FAT 32 partitions
· Two programs: One program for DOS and one for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
· Complete functionality with user interface as well as with own script language
· much more...
http://www.star-tools.com/partitionstar/english/manual/
another wierd thing is that the manual doesn't talk about NTFS .. ??
I don't have any NTFS drives.. does someone want to "give it go" and report back ?
I would recommend Mandrake's DiskDrake as an extremely viable alternative to Partition Magic. It has nondestructive resizing and lots of other nifty features you normally find in commercial appilcations. For basic partitioning, it's all you need IMO.
I don't actually use Mandrake, but I do keep a spare CD1 lying around for just that purpose.
you can use fdisk by running the command "fdisk" in your dos prompt.
Or just insert your windows installation disk and choose installation. from there a partition menu will be available.
Alright, I didn't have enought time to read all the replies in this thread so if I am repeating someone I am sorry. With NTFS format fdisk doesn't always work. here is an article for you so you better understand it. If you need any help with this you can PM me.
Adiz
I'm using Xfdisk, this program has a GUI and it can work with NTFS, FAT, EXT2 and more.
check this site for more information http://www.mecronome.de/xfdisk