Partitioning a hard disk

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I just obtained a '90 Dell Dim P3 667 on which I would like to partition
the HD in two or three parts.
-part. 1 & 2 would contain Win98 and WinXP.
-part. 3 would contain Linux.

First is this possible and
second what utility init program is recommended.
Any other tips most welcome.

TIA
 
McFly said:
Google Partition Magic... It's a good program...
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But not free. It was purchased by Symantec, has not been updated, won't
be updated, and will languish until Symantec chooses to discard it.
Symantec bought Powerquest because they wanted the DriveMagic engine to
replace their old Ghost product, not because they wanted PartitionMagic.
Existing defects in PartitionMagic will not get fixed.
 
SingaporeWebDesign said:
Hello,

Have you considered using GParted http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (linux)

You can use a linux boot CD that includes GParted to perform partitioning.
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Gparted is a great utility, but I'd still advise you back up everything
important before you start!

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Josh S said:
I just obtained a '90 Dell Dim P3 667 on which I would like to
partition
the HD in two or three parts.
-part. 1 & 2 would contain Win98 and WinXP.
-part. 3 would contain Linux.

First is this possible and
second what utility init program is recommended.
Any other tips most welcome.
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Ranish partition manager
http://www.ranish.com/part/
Under 200K so it will fit on a bootable floppy (that you can get from
bootdisk.com if you can't make one).

He promotes the XOSL multiboot manager but I prefer GAG
(gag.sourceforge.net) because:
- You can create the boot setup on a bootable floppy to use that floppy
in case the MBR on the hard drive gets screwed up or until you are ready
to replace the bootstrap program in the MBR on the hard drive.
- If the MBR bootstrap gets replaced or corrupted, you can overwrite it
with the setup that you first created on the floppy; i.e., you have a
backup.
- GAG resides entirely outside of any partition. It occupies the 446
bytes for the bootstrap program area in the MBR (1st sector on 1st hard
drive detected by the BIOS) along with the rest of the unused track 1.
Nothing you do with your partitions (resizing, moving, deleting,
reformatting) will touch the GAG boot loader program.

XOSL will manage up to 31 operating systems while GAG only supports up
to 9. I never had more than 4. However, I also use Virtual PC or
VMware Server (both free) to *concurrently* run multiple operating
systems rather than have to exit one OS to then boot into another one,
but there are performance penalties and lack of full hardware
virtualization (so you get to use YOUR hardware instead of the emulated
stuff). If I want to get my feet wet in training on an OS, I use VMs to
learn. If I want full speed and full hardware access, I multiboot.

For other free partition managers:
http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/partitioneditors.shtml
 
boy lots of choices!!!
here is a nice simple easy program free (for 30 days)works every time
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html
down load..........expand to a floppy.........start with floppy in
drive....when it ask to install click cancel and it will take you to the
Partition work page.It comes with a detailed readme file.
peter
 
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