Boot Partition Too Small

[Boolean1]

I made the drastic mistake of making my boot partition too small. I get
warnings all the time that I'm running out of disk space.

I have Windows XP Service Pack 1, and I can't update to Service Pack 2,
because - you gueseed it - not enough disk space...Even if I didn't want to
install SP2, which I do, this is still a major headache for me.

I have two partitions on a 30 GB drive. The boot drive is about 4.88 GB.

Can I do this to resolve the problem. Make a copy of all the data on my C:\
drive. And also save off my data on the other partition, and then
re-install windows...

My biggest concern is that I will lose the configuration of my VPN
connnection. Is that tied-in tightly to anything that would make it fail if
I save it off and then copied the files back.

Should I use some special program / application to make sure I have an exact
"image" of whats on my hard drive?

Thanks,

Boolean1
(e-mail address removed)

 

[barry]

I made the drastic mistake of making my boot partition too small. I get
warnings all the time that I'm running out of disk space.

I have Windows XP Service Pack 1, and I can't update to Service Pack 2,
because - you gueseed it - not enough disk space...Even if I didn't want to
install SP2, which I do, this is still a major headache for me.

I have two partitions on a 30 GB drive. The boot drive is about 4.88 GB.

Can I do this to resolve the problem. Make a copy of all the data on my C:\
drive. And also save off my data on the other partition, and then
re-install windows...

My biggest concern is that I will lose the configuration of my VPN
connnection. Is that tied-in tightly to anything that would make it fail if
I save it off and then copied the files back.

Should I use some special program / application to make sure I have an exact
"image" of whats on my hard drive?

Thanks,

Boolean1
(e-mail address removed)

you could use Partition Magic, or similar, and resize the partition,
taking space from another aptition that you have.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

You may solve your problem another way!

Try Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files and the System
Restore option in the More Options tab of Disk CleanUp.

To move programmes use Add / Remove Programs in Start, Control Panel,
Add / Remove Programs to uninstall programmes. Create a Programs
Directory on your F drive and reinstall there.

Some other notes you may find useful.
Create a My Documents folder in another partition and copy ( not move )
the contents of My Documents to your new folder. Then delete the files
in your My Documents folder ( if you encounter problems deleting use
Shift + Delete to bypass the Recycle Bin ). You will also need to
change Default File locations in the Microsoft Office programmes you
use. For Word go to Tools, Options, File Locations, highlight Documents,
click on Modify and change file path. For Excel go to Tools, Options,
General and change default file path.

For Temporary Internet Files select Start, Control Panel, Internet
Options, Temporary Internet Files. Settings, Move Folder.

To move the Outlook Express Store Folder select in Outlook Express
Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder, Change.

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/files/store.htm

If you need more you could reduce the amount of space allocated to
system restore from 12% to 10% or even 8%. Right click My Computer,
select Properties, System Restore tab, place cursor on drive and click
on Settings.

Another option is to resize the partition using a third party tool.
Bootit NG, www.bootitng.com -- 30-days fully
functional shareware.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You can resize it using this tool:

www.terabyteunlimited.com

Download Bootit NG, extract the files, then run it and create the bootable
floppy. Boot the system with it. Do not install, but rather cancel and go
into maintenance. Choose partition work, where you will then resize an
adjoining partition or volume. Slide it so that there is free space
immediately after the boot partition, then resize the boot partition to
encompass the free space.

Note that each of these operations may take considerable time, but they
should complete just fine if you leave them to run. If you like the results
you get, you can purchase a full license of BootIT NG - but you don't need
it to do the above operations.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org