I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger and,
of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This is a
dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on C:.

"Dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger and,
> of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This is a
> dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on C:.

I'd use EASEUS Partition Master (http://www.partition-tool.com/)]
The Home edition is free

Dennis wrote:
> I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger
> and, of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This
> is a dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on
> C:.
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Maybe the following freeware would be worth a try:

EASEUS Partition Manager
http://www.partition-tool.com/download.htm

--

John Inzer

Use of a few third-party (non-Microsoft) partition managers.

Norton's Partition Magic is probably the best known of these programs.
However, it has not been updated for about half a decade, so I would not
recommend it for larger disks.

My current favorite is Easeus Partition Manager. It handles very large
disks and lets you write a bootable CD, which can then change partitions
outside the operating system. Easeus will also perform some partition
changes from within XP.

Note that while Partition Magic seems to work from within Windows, it really
reboots the PC to do the work. Under 98 it booted into DOC; under XP it
seems to boot into a low-level of XP, similar to the mode used by CHKDSK
when acting on the partition containing the operating system.

Other managers are listed at http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads8.html Also
at this website are defraggers, recovery software, boot software, cleaners,
etc.

In most cases you will need to do the changes in two steps:

(1) reduce the size of C:.
(2) increase the size of D:.

The first operation will go faster, if you defrag C: and thereby squeeze
files to the front of C:.

A slightly different approach would be to make an image of each partition on
an external USB or eSATA disk using a program such as True Image, then
format each, then change partition sizes (using a bootable CD), then restore
the images.

Of course, be sure to backup both partitions, or at least your personal
data, before attempting to change size.



"Dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger and,
> of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This is a
> dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on C:.

Thanks for the reply.

EASEUS Partition Master does not list Win98. Can it still be used to
make C: smaller if C: is a Win98 partition?

Gilgamesh wrote:
> "Dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger and,
>> of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This is a
>> dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on C:.
>
> I'd use EASEUS Partition Master (http://www.partition-tool.com/)]
> The Home edition is free
>
>

Win98 partitions are 'Fat' or 'Fat32' and they will be labelled as such
within EAESUS Partition Manager's interface. Yes you can do the normal
range of operations as you can on a WinXP - 'NTFS' partition.

--

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


"Dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> EASEUS Partition Master does not list Win98. Can it still be used to
> make C: smaller if C: is a Win98 partition?
>
> Gilgamesh wrote:
>> "Dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger and,
>>> of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This is a
>>> dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on C:.
>>
>> I'd use EASEUS Partition Master (http://www.partition-tool.com/)]
>> The Home edition is free
>>

Dennis wrote:
> I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger and,
> of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This is a
> dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on C:.


Using either Win9x's or WinXP's native tools, there's no way to do
this without completely wiping the hard drive and starting afresh. It's
be a lot quicker to use a 3rd party partitioning utility to resize the
existing partitions.

For a fully functional, free, 30-day evaluation version, BootItNG
can't be beat:

Terabyte Unlimited's BootItNG
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html


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Bob Harris wrote:
> Use of a few third-party (non-Microsoft) partition managers.
>
> Norton's Partition Magic is probably the best known of these programs.
> However, it has not been updated for about half a decade, so I would
> not recommend it for larger disks.

Actually, Norton's PM is working well for me on large disks (1 teraByte)
and not blinking an eye, but I can't say there aren't things one might
attempt that it would have a problem with. It also handles an internal
500 Gig just as handily. I'm not aware at least of any large disk
problems - yet. I think if PM were having problems with disk sizes is
something that would be screamed about a lot on the groups and forums
but it isn't AFAIK.

>
> My current favorite is Easeus Partition Manager. It handles very
> large disks and lets you write a bootable CD, which can then change
> partitions outside the operating system. Easeus will also perform
> some partition changes from within XP.

Not one to burn bridges behind me though, EASUS is turning up more and
more in the places I frequent and I'm going to check it out. My
original interest in PM was its simplicity of use and error checking
abilities; if easus can meet or beat that, they may well have another
supporter. Unlike MS strategy, it's always nice to have multiple
sourece for anything.

>
> Note that while Partition Magic seems to work from within Windows, it
> really reboots the PC to do the work. Under 98 it booted into DOC;
> under XP it seems to boot into a low-level of XP, similar to the mode
> used by CHKDSK when acting on the partition containing the operating
> system.
> Other managers are listed at
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads8.html Also at this website are
> defraggers, recovery software, boot software, cleaners, etc.

That is also an EXCELlent site! Highly recommended.

HTH,

Twayne



>
> In most cases you will need to do the changes in two steps:
>
> (1) reduce the size of C:.
> (2) increase the size of D:.
>
> The first operation will go faster, if you defrag C: and thereby
> squeeze files to the front of C:.
>
> A slightly different approach would be to make an image of each
> partition on an external USB or eSATA disk using a program such as
> True Image, then format each, then change partition sizes (using a
> bootable CD), then restore the images.
>
> Of course, be sure to backup both partitions, or at least your
> personal data, before attempting to change size.
>
>
>
> "Dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger
>> and, of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This
>> is a dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on
>> C:.

"Twayne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bob Harris wrote:
>> Use of a few third-party (non-Microsoft) partition managers.
>>
>> Norton's Partition Magic is probably the best known of these programs.
>> However, it has not been updated for about half a decade, so I would
>> not recommend it for larger disks.
>
> Actually, Norton's PM is working well for me on large disks (1 teraByte)
> and not blinking an eye, but I can't say there aren't things one might
> attempt that it would have a problem with. It also handles an internal 500
> Gig just as handily. I'm not aware at least of any large disk problems -
> yet. I think if PM were having problems with disk sizes is something that
> would be screamed about a lot on the groups and forums but it isn't AFAIK.

Disk size isn't so much a problem as partition size. Norton PM xan't handle
partitins greater than 300Gb, this is listed in their own documentation.

>
>>
>> My current favorite is Easeus Partition Manager. It handles very
>> large disks and lets you write a bootable CD, which can then change
>> partitions outside the operating system. Easeus will also perform
>> some partition changes from within XP.
>
> Not one to burn bridges behind me though, EASUS is turning up more and
> more in the places I frequent and I'm going to check it out. My original
> interest in PM was its simplicity of use and error checking abilities; if
> easus can meet or beat that, they may well have another supporter. Unlike
> MS strategy, it's always nice to have multiple sourece for anything.
>
>>
>> Note that while Partition Magic seems to work from within Windows, it
>> really reboots the PC to do the work. Under 98 it booted into DOC;
>> under XP it seems to boot into a low-level of XP, similar to the mode
>> used by CHKDSK when acting on the partition containing the operating
>> system.
>> Other managers are listed at
>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads8.html Also at this website are
>> defraggers, recovery software, boot software, cleaners, etc.
>
> That is also an EXCELlent site! Highly recommended.
>
> HTH,
>
> Twayne
>
>
>
>>
>> In most cases you will need to do the changes in two steps:
>>
>> (1) reduce the size of C:.
>> (2) increase the size of D:.
>>
>> The first operation will go faster, if you defrag C: and thereby
>> squeeze files to the front of C:.
>>
>> A slightly different approach would be to make an image of each
>> partition on an external USB or eSATA disk using a program such as
>> True Image, then format each, then change partition sizes (using a
>> bootable CD), then restore the images.
>>
>> Of course, be sure to backup both partitions, or at least your
>> personal data, before attempting to change size.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger
>>> and, of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This
>>> is a dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on
>>> C:.
>
>
>

Dennis wrote:
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> EASEUS Partition Master does not list Win98. Can it still be used to
> make C: smaller if C: is a Win98 partition?
>
> Gilgamesh wrote:
>> "Dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I have a drive partitioned into C: and D:. I need to make D: larger and,
>>> of course, C: smaller. What is the easiest way to do this. This is a
>>> dual boot system with Windows XP Pro on D: and Windows 98SE on C:.
>>
>> I'd use EASEUS Partition Master (http://www.partition-tool.com/)]
>> The Home edition is free
>>
>>

I used EASEUS Partition Master to resize my C: partition smaller so
that I can make D: larger. Now Windows 98SE no longer will boot up
on C:. Any ideas?