Can any of you experts out there recommend the best and/or professional software for
changing Windows XP hard drive partitions?

I've used Partition Magic 8 in the past, Disk crashes while sizing partitions with PM8
are rare, but they do happen.

What's the best? What do you experts use?

On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 22:44:42 -0400, "Toni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Can any of you experts out there recommend the best and/or professional software for
> changing Windows XP hard drive partitions?
>
> I've used Partition Magic 8 in the past, Disk crashes while sizing partitions with PM8
> are rare, but they do happen.
>
> What's the best? What do you experts use?


I don't use any, because I've never needed to repartition. My view is
that if you plan your partitions well in the first place, and don't
over-partition, repartitioning should hardly ever be needed.

You can read my views on planning your partitions in this article I
recently wrote: http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=326

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I use BootIt NG.
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/boo...generation.htm

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http://grystmill.com

"Toni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Can any of you experts out there recommend the best and/or professional
> software for
> changing Windows XP hard drive partitions?
>
> I've used Partition Magic 8 in the past, Disk crashes while sizing
> partitions with PM8
> are rare, but they do happen.
>
> What's the best? What do you experts use?
>
>
>

Disk crashes can occur with any software--that's why you back up important
data before doing partition work. For what it's worth, I have used both PM8
and BootIt NG and both have worked flawlessly for me.

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP Shell User


"Toni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Can any of you experts out there recommend the best and/or professional
> software for
> changing Windows XP hard drive partitions?
>
> I've used Partition Magic 8 in the past, Disk crashes while sizing
> partitions with PM8
> are rare, but they do happen.
>
> What's the best? What do you experts use?
>
>
>

"Toni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can any of you experts out there recommend the best and/or professional software
> for
> changing Windows XP hard drive partitions?
>
> I've used Partition Magic 8 in the past, Disk crashes while sizing partitions with
> PM8
> are rare, but they do happen.
>
> What's the best? What do you experts use?

I've used both of these:

Acronis Disk Director
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing.../diskdirector/

BootIt Next Generation
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/index.htm

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

"Toni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can any of you experts out there recommend the best and/or professional
> software for
> changing Windows XP hard drive partitions?
>
> I've used Partition Magic 8 in the past, Disk crashes while sizing partitions
> with PM8
> are rare, but they do happen.
>
> What's the best? What do you experts use?
>
>
>

I use Acronis Disk Director Suite 10
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing.../diskdirector/

and have on rare occasions used BootIt NG.
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/boo...generation.htm

--


Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

"Toni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can any of you experts out there recommend the best and/or professional
> software for
> changing Windows XP hard drive partitions?
>
> I've used Partition Magic 8 in the past, Disk crashes while sizing
> partitions with PM8
> are rare, but they do happen.
>
> What's the best? What do you experts use?
>
>
>

Just remember that when resizing a windows partition, the partitioning
software cannot be implemented from windows. Rather, boot media with that
partitioning software is required. So, when using same partitioning
software, don't use the windows version for that purpose.

I used PM in the early days, and stopped around the time XP showed up.
Presently, I use partition commander within the boot manager called system
commander. Partition commander is also available as a standalone product.
V-com sold out to avanquest, be careful shopping for their other products as
I'm unfamiliar with those.
--
Dave

New drilling sites for oil offshore and other
sensitive places. Question is, will that oil
go here in the U.S., or someplace else for sale?

"Lil' Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Just remember that when resizing a windows partition, the partitioning
> software cannot be implemented from windows. Rather, boot media with that
> partitioning software is required. So, when using same partitioning software,
> don't use the windows version for that purpose.

Not true, in Acronis Disk Director you set your changes and a rebootis
required in order for it to do its task, which on rebooting is done before
Windows loads, and once completed boots to Windows.




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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

"Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
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> "Lil' Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> Just remember that when resizing a windows partition, the partitioning
>> software cannot be implemented from windows. Rather, boot media with
>> that partitioning software is required. So, when using same partitioning
>> software, don't use the windows version for that purpose.
>
> Not true, in Acronis Disk Director you set your changes and a rebootis
> required in order for it to do its task, which on rebooting is done before
> Windows loads, and once completed boots to Windows.
>


Betting its booting to an alternate OS, loading the partition manager,
getting the settings made previously, doing the partition change, then,
boots from XP AFTER the partitioning is completed. Or something along those
lines. Same story, different day.

Point being, doesn't occur in the XP windows environment. And, that's what
I said to begin with.
--
Dave

Speculation on a product or material that is
an obvious need, is not speculation per se
as there is no risk to the speculator.
Common were those selling food and other
supplies in the gold rush days.
In this case, its oil and its everyone who
bites the bullet. And most everyone has no gold
to be made, just business as usual.

Lil' Dave wrote:
> "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
> news:uiqku%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "Lil' Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> Just remember that when resizing a windows partition, the partitioning
>>> software cannot be implemented from windows. Rather, boot media with
>>> that partitioning software is required. So, when using same
>>> partitioning
>>> software, don't use the windows version for that purpose.
>>
>> Not true, in Acronis Disk Director you set your changes and a rebootis
>> required in order for it to do its task, which on rebooting is done
>> before
>> Windows loads, and once completed boots to Windows.
>>
>
>
> Betting its booting to an alternate OS, loading the partition manager,
> getting the settings made previously, doing the partition change, then,
> boots from XP AFTER the partitioning is completed. Or something along
> those
> lines. Same story, different day.

Sounds about right. Boots to something akin to Linux, I bet.
Kinda like what happens when you boot up Acronis True Image on its own boot
CD.

Or even when True Image is being used to restore the root drive's
C:\partition from a backup image, before finally finishing up and booting up
into Windows at the very end.

> Point being, doesn't occur in the XP windows environment. And, that's
> what
> I said to begin with.
> --
> Dave
>
> Speculation on a product or material that is
> an obvious need, is not speculation per se
> as there is no risk to the speculator.
> Common were those selling food and other
> supplies in the gold rush days.
> In this case, its oil and its everyone who
> bites the bullet. And most everyone has no gold
> to be made, just business as usual.