Any good freeware to create a new partition on an XP Pro system

[The Groke]

Without trashing the existing install?


I want to partition my current single C: system drive running Windows XP Pro SP2.........

 

[subversplat]

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

Get that, boot it up and there's loads of filesystem utils on there. The only thing you can't do is move an NTFS partition. You'd need Partition Magic for that, which costs (or is illegal )

 

[editor]

I think one of the current PC mags on sale has a partition manager type thing on their cover disk.

 

[Crispy]

I'm pretty sure bog standard Disk Management can do this, no? Although the empty space might have to be contiguous. I know I've expanded a live NTFS partition into empty space before, so it's not completely useless.

 

[The Groke]

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

Hmm - I think we actually have one lying around somewhere........

You'd need Partition Magic for that, which costs (or is illegal )

Yup - used Partition magic before and it worked fine....don't have a legit copy here though and unfortunately I can't use dodgy software in this instance.......

It is for my work PC and as IT manager, I have to be above reproach and practise what I preach at all times.....especially at the moment as I have been waging a bloody and protracted one man crusade against an enormous illegal software liabilty ever since I got here....

I think one of the current PC mags on sale has a partition manager type thing on their cover disk.

Will have a look - we tend to get the main western PC mags here, but we are often a month behind.....

 

[The Groke]

I'm pretty sure bog standard Disk Management can do this, no? Although the empty space might have to be contiguous. I know I've expanded a live NTFS partition into empty space before, so it's not completely useless.

No empty space though!

I want to split an existing partiton into 2......

 

[Loki]

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[psykoptic]

You could just use FDisk, but I suspect it might trash your existing data.

I've used Partition Manager before, but I much prefer the one by Acronis, I'm not sure if its still the case but once upon a time Partition Manager wouldn't work with Win2003, so I had to go looking for something else, which was Acronis Partition Manager

Its not available by itself any more, but you can get it as part of a suite if you ever get the budget - it costs a whole $50
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/

 

[TonkaToy]

No empty space though!

I want to split an existing partiton into 2......

Why not try booting off a knoppix CD then running parted?

 

[subversplat]

Why not try booting off a knoppix CD then running parted?

Yeah that's pretty much what I suggested with the Ultiamte Boot CD thing. It's got parted, qparted, cfdisk, all sorts on there.

 

[The Groke]

Why not try booting off a knoppix CD then running parted?

I do have a knoppix CD somewhere, but I have only ever fiddled with it once or twice and my Linux skills are non-existant!


Might give that and Ultimate boot a go then - thanks kids.

 

[skunkboy69]

You could just use FDisk, but I suspect it might trash your existing data.

I've used Partition Manager before, but I much prefer the one by Acronis, I'm not sure if its still the case but once upon a time Partition Manager wouldn't work with Win2003, so I had to go looking for something else, which was Acronis Partition Manager

Its not available by itself any more, but you can get it as part of a suite if you ever get the budget - it costs a whole $50
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/

I use this a lot when the kids demolish my computer.I can have an up and running system in about 15 minutes from a non start windows.It can do allsorts tho.I managed to copy my whole installation onto a new computer without too much hassle.