Can anyone point me to a how to - want to do a few things:
1.Create an image of my system
2.Wish to create partitions on a 1 partition drive
3.Explain how I determine if I have fat32 or other
Looking for Windows gui, not dos apps.
Thanx in advance,
POKO
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On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 20:04:35 -0400, POKO wrote:

> Can anyone point me to a how to - want to do a few things: 1.Create an
> image of my system
> 2.Wish to create partitions on a 1 partition drive 3.Explain how I
> determine if I have fat32 or other
> Looking for Windows gui, not dos apps.
> Thanx in advance,
> POKO
1. Create an image:
ImageMaker 1.1
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3914.html
2. Create a partition:
http://www.freebyte.com/filediskutils/#diskmanagement
Bumch of apps there
or
Ranish Partition Manager
http://www.ranish.com/part/
This should tell you what file system you have also.
Haven't tried it.

DOS FDisk (I know. You didn't want to do DOS) will tell you what file
system you have without doing any damage. Select 4 'View partitions' and
it will list the drive letters on your hard disk and what file systems
they are.

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 20:04:35 -0400, POKO
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Can anyone point me to a how to - want to do a few things:
>1.Create an image of my system
>2.Wish to create partitions on a 1 partition drive
>3.Explain how I determine if I have fat32 or other
> Looking for Windows gui, not dos apps.
>Thanx in advance,
>POKO

Windows GUI is most unlikely. I have embraced a few DOS
progs.

1. BartPE. I think can do this. but you will need XP + SP1

2. DOS.
FIPS. Shrink Resize Partitions.
Ranish Partition Tool or FDisk and Format. create and
format New partitions. Ranish also can copy Partitions and
Hide them from windows.

3. double click My Computer. right click on c Drive, Click
Properties.

HTH
slippery

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> On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 20:04:35 -0400, POKO
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Can anyone point me to a how to - want to do a few things:
> >1.Create an image of my system
> >2.Wish to create partitions on a 1 partition drive
> >3.Explain how I determine if I have fat32 or other
> > Looking for Windows gui, not dos apps.
> >Thanx in advance,
> >POKO

> 3. double click My Computer. right click on c Drive, Click
> Properties.
>
> HTH
> slippery
>
Must have right clicked C a million times and never noticed that info
being displayed. Thanx Slippery,
POKO
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On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 00:21:50 -0400, POKO <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
>(E-Mail Removed) says...
>> On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 20:04:35 -0400, POKO
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Can anyone point me to a how to - want to do a few things:
>> >1.Create an image of my system
>> >2.Wish to create partitions on a 1 partition drive
>> >3.Explain how I determine if I have fat32 or other
>> > Looking for Windows gui, not dos apps.
>> >Thanx in advance,
>> >POKO
>
>> 3. double click My Computer. right click on c Drive, Click
>> Properties.
>>
>> HTH
>> slippery
>>
>Must have right clicked C a million times and never noticed that info
>being displayed. Thanx Slippery,
>POKO

Just for info, if the system is FAT16 the properties box just says
FAT...if it's 32 it will say so.
Fdisk will tell you too, in 'display partition info'.

Regards,


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POKO wrote:
> Can anyone point me to a how to - want to do a few things:
> 1.Create an image of my system
> 2.Wish to create partitions on a 1 partition drive
> 3.Explain how I determine if I have fat32 or other
> Looking for Windows gui, not dos apps.
> Thanx in advance,
> POKO

Cousin POKO ....

You might check out the SRCD ... System Rescue/Restore CD ....

I don't remember if the R denotes Rescure or Restore,
and I don't have a URL handy, but the CD contains the tools
you are looking for and they work well ....

o qtparted ..... for partition creation/editing ...... GUI

o partimage .... for partition image save/restore .... Command Line

Everything runs under a small Linux distribution from the CD,
so there is no permanent install ....

Be sure and backup EVERYTING before monkeying about
with partitioning, no matter how you do it ....

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Cousin Stanley wrote:

>POKO wrote:
>> Can anyone point me to a how to - want to do a few things:
>> 1.Create an image of my system
>> 2.Wish to create partitions on a 1 partition drive
>> 3.Explain how I determine if I have fat32 or other
>> Looking for Windows gui, not dos apps.
>> Thanx in advance,
>> POKO
>
>Cousin POKO ....
>
> You might check out the SRCD ... System Rescue/Restore CD ....
>
> I don't remember if the R denotes Rescure or Restore,
> and I don't have a URL handy, but the CD contains the tools
> you are looking for and they work well ....
>
> o qtparted ..... for partition creation/editing ...... GUI
>
> o partimage .... for partition image save/restore .... Command Line
>
> Everything runs under a small Linux distribution from the CD,
> so there is no permanent install ....
>
> Be sure and backup EVERYTING before monkeying about
> with partitioning, no matter how you do it ....

I think Cousin Stanley is talking about System Rescue CD, at
http://www.systemrescuecd.org.

This is one of the better small linux run-from-CD distributions. In
addition to qtparted and partimage mentioned above, it includes
ntfsclone, which can be used for partition image save/restore with
NTFS partitions.

SystemRescueCD boots from CD to a linux command line. Partimage is not
command line, but it's not GUI either. It's similar to a DOS app with
character-based screens. NTFSClone is true command line. Under linux,
you need to use "mount" commands to mount your hard drive partitions
and any network connections. Given that you asked for Windows gui, not
dos apps, I thought it would be more complex than you were wanting to
deal with. But it is an excellent solution.

Terry

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> Cousin Stanley wrote:
>
> >POKO wrote:
> >> Can anyone point me to a how to - want to do a few things:
> >> 1.Create an image of my system
> >> 2.Wish to create partitions on a 1 partition drive
> >> 3.Explain how I determine if I have fat32 or other
> >> Looking for Windows gui, not dos apps.
> >> Thanx in advance,
> >> POKO

>
Cousins:
Looked into all this stuff and decided it was all 'beyond me' so will
hold off and have it done by someone who knows what the hell all this is
about. Thanx,
POKO
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POKO wrote:

>Looked into all this stuff and decided it was all 'beyond me' so will
>hold off and have it done by someone who knows what the hell all this is
>about.

There is always the buyware solution, of course; Partition Magic is
idiot proof.

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says...
> POKO wrote:
>
> >Looked into all this stuff and decided it was all 'beyond me' so will
> >hold off and have it done by someone who knows what the hell all this is
> >about.
>
> There is always the buyware solution, of course; Partition Magic is
> idiot proof.
>
Thanks for that, but I can destroy anything when I put my mind to it
when I don't know what I.m doing. Point in fact: whenever I lifted the
hood and poked around in my old pickup I screweed something up so I
stopped lifting the hood - burnt out the motor having no oil!
Best I wait,
POKO
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