Partition - how to expand

[Alan T]

I allocated the 80 GB (C partition) of my 250 GB harddisk when I installed
XP. The 170 GB has not been partitioned yet. And now is there a way to
expand my C partition from 80 GB to 250 GB from the Computer Managment
Console(Disk Management)?

 

[John John]

I allocated the 80 GB (C partition) of my 250 GB harddisk when I installed
XP. The 170 GB has not been partitioned yet. And now is there a way to
expand my C partition from 80 GB to 250 GB from the Computer Managment
Console(Disk Management)

No, you will have to use a third party tool like BootItNG, Partition
Magic, Acronis Disk Director...

John

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I allocated the 80 GB (C partition) of my 250 GB harddisk when I installed
XP. The 170 GB has not been partitioned yet. And now is there a way to
expand my C partition from 80 GB to 250 GB from the Computer Managment
Console(Disk Management)?

Unfortunately, no version of Windows before Vista provides any way of
changing the existing partition structure of the drive
nondestructively. The only way to do what you want is with third-party
software. Partition Magic is the best-known such program, but there
are freeware/shareware alternatives. One such program is BootIt Next
Generation. It's shareware, but comes with a free 30-day trial, so you
should be able to do what you want within that 30 days. I haven't used
it myself (because I've never needed to use *any* such program), but
it comes highly recommended by several other MVPs here.

Whatever software you use, make sure you have a good backup before
beginning. Although there's no reason to expect a problem, things
*can* go wrong.

 

[Bill in Co.]

Get Partition Magic 8.0. The earlier versions may not work on a 250 GB
drive (not sure).

 

[Bill in Co.]

Unfortunately, no version of Windows before Vista provides any way of
changing the existing partition structure of the drive
nondestructively. The only way to do what you want is with third-party
software. Partition Magic is the best-known such program, but there
are freeware/shareware alternatives. One such program is BootIt Next
Generation. It's shareware, but comes with a free 30-day trial, so you
should be able to do what you want within that 30 days. I haven't used
it myself (because I've never needed to use *any* such program), but
it comes highly recommended by several other MVPs here.

Whatever software you use, make sure you have a good backup before
beginning. Although there's no reason to expect a problem, things
*can* go wrong.

I *have* used it (BootIt NG), but I'd recommend he go with Partition Magic
8.0, as it's a bit easier to use.

 

[xxx_]

Partition magic 7.0 Pro has expanded my 40GB partition to 250GB although it
states that it only supports 80GB. It got through somehow.