Allocating "Unallocated" space

On a WinXP Pro with all current paches,
I installed a 75GB drive, allocated 20GB to one partition, and 10GB to
another, leaving 45GB unallocated.
I thought I could allocate the remaining space to one or the other partition
when I determined which one needed it. I cannot find an way to do that now.
Can I not increase the allocation to an existing partition?

Brown

Hello,

With windows itself no, you have to get powerquest partition magic or other
similar to it, because windows don´´t allow you to just allocate free space
to partition...

"Brown" <fbrown@knology.net> wrote in message
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> On a WinXP Pro with all current paches,
> I installed a 75GB drive, allocated 20GB to one partition, and 10GB to
> another, leaving 45GB unallocated.
> I thought I could allocate the remaining space to one or the other
> partition
> when I determined which one needed it. I cannot find an way to do that
> now.
> Can I not increase the allocation to an existing partition?
>
> Brown
>
>

Thanks Andre'
I suspected that was the case, but wasn't confident...
now, I used to have a copy of Partition Magic around here somewhere------

"André Cruz" <andre.cruz@sapo.pt> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> With windows itself no, you have to get powerquest partition magic or
other
> similar to it, because windows don´´t allow you to just allocate free
space
> to partition...
>
> "Brown" <fbrown@knology.net> wrote in message
> news:u$V0PbLiEHA.1512@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > On a WinXP Pro with all current paches,
> > I installed a 75GB drive, allocated 20GB to one partition, and 10GB to
> > another, leaving 45GB unallocated.
> > I thought I could allocate the remaining space to one or the other
> > partition
> > when I determined which one needed it. I cannot find an way to do that
> > now.
> > Can I not increase the allocation to an existing partition?
> >
> > Brown
> >
> >
>
>

I created a boot CD with partition magic rescue software
on it, it allows me to resize the partitions with no
problem.

Jeff

>-----$B85$N%a%C%;!<%8(B-----
>Thanks Andre'
>I suspected that was the case, but wasn't confident...
>now, I used to have a copy of Partition Magic around here
somewhere------
>
>"Andr$B!&(BCruz" <andre.cruz@sapo.pt> wrote in message
>news:uyYiuOSiEHA.1512@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>>
>> With windows itself no, you have to get powerquest
partition magic or
>other
>> similar to it, because windows don$B%(%((Bt allow you to just
allocate free
>space
>> to partition...
>>
>> "Brown" <fbrown@knology.net> wrote in message
>> news:u$V0PbLiEHA.1512@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > On a WinXP Pro with all current paches,
>> > I installed a 75GB drive, allocated 20GB to one
partition, and 10GB to
>> > another, leaving 45GB unallocated.
>> > I thought I could allocate the remaining space to one
or the other
>> > partition
>> > when I determined which one needed it. I cannot find
an way to do that
>> > now.
>> > Can I not increase the allocation to an existing
partition?
>> >
>> > Brown
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>