resize partition having SO and programs possible?

[zero]

I got a new hd. Now I have my old hd with 2 partitions: C has 20 gb with SO
and programs and F with 20gb too and data. Moved data in F to new one.
Can I now "delete" the F partition to make C bigger (40gb)?
How?
Or is there a way to resize C partition having SO and programs installed?
(without loosing anything)

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I got a new hd. Now I have my old hd with 2 partitions: C has 20 gb
with SO and programs and F with 20gb too and data. Moved data in F to
new one. Can I now "delete" the F partition to make C bigger (40gb)?
How?
Or is there a way to resize C partition having SO and programs
installed? (without loosing anything)

I don't know what you mean by "SO," but 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.

 

[Zilbandy]

I don't know what you mean by "SO,"

I think he means to say OS.

 

[zero]

Yes I mean OS (in spanish is SO, sorry).
So I must go with 3rd party...

"Zilbandy" <[email protected]> escribió en el mensaje

I don't know what you mean by "SO,"

I think he means to say OS.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Yes I mean OS (in spanish is SO, sorry).

Thanks for the clarification (thanks to Zilbandy too).

So I must go with 3rd party...

Yes.

 

[zero]

I have a doubt:

I have C with OS and programs partitioned in 20gb and
F now empty with anohter 20gb

Should I first eliminate the F partition with the disk manager
that comes with windows xp?

Or go directly to the 3rd party software?


"Ken Blake, MVP" <[email protected]> escribió en el mensaje

Yes I mean OS (in spanish is SO, sorry).

Thanks for the clarification (thanks to Zilbandy too).

So I must go with 3rd party...

Yes.