Free Windows Partition Manager?

I can't find a good one that's free

Published on April 7, 2005 By PurrBall In WinCustomize Talk

I found a few free ones, but they seem to not do what I need. Does anyone know of a good free one?

Comments (Page 2)

PurrBall

on Apr 10, 2005

Using (or going to be) FC3. I think I might end up using the intaller's utility that comes with Fedora.

Nakor

on Apr 10, 2005

With one of the mini-distributions linked, you can probably get away with downloading only some 100MB or so. Though I suppose just the first fedora CD would be required.

PurrBall

on Apr 10, 2005

It happens that I will need to download Knoppix and used the QtParted from there. Advice from Linux expertos.

Who would have guessed this would be so difficult.

If only I had done it earlier.... If only... If only.......

Nakor

on Apr 10, 2005

If you boot Knoppix to the desktop, I believe you'll find it's going to mount the drives automatically. Which will stop the partitioning from working. unmount them first.

umount /mnt/*

Weaksid

on Apr 10, 2005

What do you want it to do? I read this thread twice and still can't figure out what you were looking at doing with the software. Did you want to make a second partition for Linux? Or jsut mess with the windows partition?

If you wanted to do anything with the partitions. I would suggest "Partition Magic" that costs $70 for the current version. But it's worth the buy. I think it's one of the best piece of software to mess with partitions.

Weaksid

on Apr 10, 2005

Why didn't I see the answer. I reread again. I saw you wanted to create a Linux partition. You could of created a non-formated partition using the Windows Disk Manager, then installed Linux in the empty partition.

PurrBall

on Apr 10, 2005

using the Windows Disk Manager

How to do?

boot Knoppix to the desktop

Runs off from cd?

it's going to mount the drives automatically. Which will stop the partitioning from working. unmount them first.

umount /mnt/*

Meowy confused

Weaksid

on Apr 10, 2005

In Windows XP, it's under Administrative Tools -> Computer Management

mrtee

on Apr 10, 2005

You need free space on the HDD or another HDD (new) to repartition using XP tools without losing data. It will partition destructivly.

Look at www.acronis.com for Disk Director http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/ also includes a boot manager and several other programs. It works great. $49.99.

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PurrBall

on Apr 11, 2005

In Windows XP, it's under Administrative Tools -> Computer Management

How do I use it?

Weaksid

on Apr 11, 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309000

craeonics

on Apr 11, 2005

I always use PartitionMagic, since it can do on-the-fly creating and resizing without those reboots.

But if I were looking for a freeware app, Ranish would be top of the list: http://www.ranish.com/part/

PurrBall

on Apr 11, 2005

Win is taking up my whole disk, but there is plenty of free space, so does that change the scenario?

Ranish: Looks quite good. In fact, I read the Linux dual-booting guide.

I'll be getting this.

PurrBall

on Apr 11, 2005

I tried the guide, but I can't seem to be able to get my system to boot from the disk, I get a

'Non-system disk or disk error,
please replace disk and try again'

Any suggestions? I IO.sys, command.com, part.exe and chkdsk.exe on disk.

tjesterb

on Apr 11, 2005

Win is taking up my whole disk, but there is plenty of free space

I am actually doing this so I can install Fedora Linux

If I understand you right, Windows is taking up your whole (probably "C") partition, and that you have unallocated, unformatted space left on your physical disk.

If that is the case, and you are wanting to use the unallocated space for a Linux partition, then most, if not all, of the popular Linux installs will detect the Windows partition, and ask if you want to install Linux to the unallocated space, or if you want it to over-write the Windows partition.
Obviously you will want to choose to install to the unallocated space on the drive.
Otherwise, I'd just bite the bullet and buy PartitionMagic. (or if you have a friend who has PartitionMagic, they could throw your HDD into their machine as a slave drive and partition it however you want)

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