Re-sizing my hard drive

rtse313 · 05-08-2003, 10:32 AM

hello, i just upgraded my os from 98 to xp. i forgot xp is much larger than 98 and i only assigned 1.5gb to my c drive so now it is full !! and i couldn't get my partition magic 5.0 to work xp neither. do anyone know any shareware or trial/demo version that allows re-sizing ?? i don't really want to spend 50-80 bucks to get PM8.0 cuz i seldom use it. thanks !!

rtse313 · 05-08-2003, 11:26 AM

well it took me a long time to install xp and all the softwares back.... so i don't really want to do that again.
yes you are right, my hard drive is small (it was BIG 4 years ago!!

) only 12gb. i blew a chance to get a 80gb hdd w/8mb cache for only $30 at officedepot.com the other time.

Bires · 05-08-2003, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rtse313
i blew a chance to get a 80gb hdd w/8mb cache for only $30 at officedepot.com the other time.

There will be other deals...lots of HD deals have been popping up lately. Visit the deals forum often.

I'm agree with DF-treat yourself to a bigger and FASTER hard drive.

rtse313 · 05-08-2003, 01:29 PM

actually maybe i can install 98 and PM5.0 on my d drive. and once i am in 98 i can use pm5.0 to re-size the drive.... is it possible ?? all the drives are still in FAT32. but then can i COMPLETELY remove 98 afterward ??

rtse313 · 05-08-2003, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chosenfool

98 wont install on your D: drive - it always defaults to C:. But XP, NT4 and WIn2K can be on any other drive.
do you have a CD burner and Norton Ghost? i say, ghost the current XP install to a couple of CDRs, and then nuke the drive. Change the partition sizes to how you like them, and then ghost the XP from the CDRs to the new partition. I forget, but i think the XP install (even if it came from a 1.5GB partition), will install on the new/bigger partition with the bigger partition's size.

kinda like a 2-step process, but its better than having to waste that XP intall time. PLus you have a backup of your clean XP install everytime - you just need to reinstall that if your XP feels sluggish or have too much crapola in it in the future.

no i don't have norton ghost.... but how can i change the partition sizes with only pm5.0 (which only runs on 98) ??

rtse313 · 05-08-2003, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkFury

You can't...

You have to have PM 7.0 to do this...

Basically you only have a few choices...

a) go get a copy of Partition Magic 7.0 and do the resize...

b) wipe the drive, re-partition and re-install your system...

c) get a new drive, set up XP on it, and move any necessary files from the old drive to the new one.

Pretty much that's it... Windows XP will not let you use Partition magic 5.0. on it.

hmm ok.... i guess i'll look into ebay to try and get a copy of 7.0 for cheap !! hey thanks guys for your help !!

rtse313 · 05-10-2003, 01:42 PM

Please don't promote piracy here.

mojo · 05-11-2003, 12:36 PM

i dunno about that whole microsoft drone "just upgrade" stuff. why upgrade if you don't have to?

anyhow, maybe this will help

http://www.zeleps.com/

sbp · 05-11-2003, 01:33 PM

Maybe he upgraded cause he wanted to.

Furthermore 98 is an old OS.

rtse313 · 05-11-2003, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkFury

Ummm... you probably shouldn't "telegraph" that here....

G|A does not advocate the downloading of "pirated software".

oh shlt !!! i am very sorry.... i promise i won't do that again....

rtse313 · 05-11-2003, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mojo
i dunno about that whole microsoft drone "just upgrade" stuff. why upgrade if you don't have to?

anyhow, maybe this will help

http://www.zeleps.com/

mojo, thanks for the link !! but i already got PM7.0. well i tried xp on my old machine first and i really like it. it automatically installed all my peripherals (printers, scanner, digital camera, etc) without ever prompting for the installation cd.... and it seems more stable. (although 98se is pretty stable too).

but now there is one problem.... my system lost the sound. anyone know why ??

Joshua · 05-12-2003, 12:38 PM

Drivers man, drivers.

mojo · 05-14-2003, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sbp
Maybe he upgraded cause he wanted to.

Furthermore 98 is an old OS.

i was actually replying in part to df's statement of "you need to upgrade." not that it's just df, but i hear that statement a lot and i think that people accept it as a natural thing that just ain't natural. most of us work pretty hard for our money, and i'm of the opinion that we should decide what we do with our money instead of upgrading as slaves to the system the rest of our lives. we should demand better performance from the OS and its ability to work on stuff we already have, not so much as buy into the "oh, i wanna run this new OS, so i better upgrade my rig" mentality.

i agree that win98 is an old OS. but it should work anyhow. i'm running rh 7.2 right now, and i'm pretty sure i liked 6.1 better. i'll "upgrade" to 7.1 when i get the chance. 7.1 with a current kernel would prolly be better than the "latest" rh release.

planned obsolescence was supposedly a lesson we learned back in the 70s, but apparently we forgot that lesson and grew to accept it yet again.

mojo · 05-14-2003, 09:03 PM

ok, mr defensive pants...since i did read the whole thread the first time i posted and also noted that you weren't the only one that said such stuff, then i guess i dunno what to say since i still have a hard time swallowing the idea. as far as being "better off" doing whatever, that may very well be. but as far as the upgrade comment, it's still true. and i don't recall me saying anything about an xp upgrade

so what are you defending anyhow? it's not like i said anything bad or whatever. i just noted that upgrade was suggested and i pointed out the futility of it.

rtse313 · 05-14-2003, 10:38 PM

actually i was planning to upgrade to xp since my 98se has been running quite well for me. and i also believe in "if it aint broke dont fix it" theory !! but few months ago some of the depts in my company has upgraded all the computers to xp so i had a chance to play with it (i am with the tech support dept) and the more i worked on it the more i like..... and thats why i made the decision to upgrade to xp.

now that everything in xp seems almost automatic, the only thing i miss was the "manual installs/configurations" part that i need to deal with in 98.

05-08-2003, 10:32 AM	#1
rtse313 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 222	Re-sizing my hard drive hello, i just upgraded my os from 98 to xp. i forgot xp is much larger than 98 and i only assigned 1.5gb to my c drive so now it is full !! and i couldn't get my partition magic 5.0 to work xp neither. do anyone know any shareware or trial/demo version that allows re-sizing ?? i don't really want to spend 50-80 bucks to get PM8.0 cuz i seldom use it. thanks !!

05-11-2003, 12:36 PM	#8
mojo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: about 15 min away Posts: 8,165	i dunno about that whole microsoft drone "just upgrade" stuff. why upgrade if you don't have to? anyhow, maybe this will help http://www.zeleps.com/ __________________ say "hi" to lumbergh for me

05-12-2003, 12:38 PM	#12
Joshua Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,390	Drivers man, drivers. __________________ The Apexer formerly known as SnotRocket. "Like I **ing said, "Ok, so I hear it may be a repost. Blah But I had never seen it, so..." ** you Canta." -Jenny 12/4/2003

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

05-08-2003, 11:26 AM	#2
rtse313 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 222	well it took me a long time to install xp and all the softwares back.... so i don't really want to do that again. yes you are right, my hard drive is small (it was BIG 4 years ago!! ) only 12gb. i blew a chance to get a 80gb hdd w/8mb cache for only $30 at officedepot.com the other time.

05-08-2003, 01:29 PM	#4
rtse313 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 222	actually maybe i can install 98 and PM5.0 on my d drive. and once i am in 98 i can use pm5.0 to re-size the drive.... is it possible ?? all the drives are still in FAT32. but then can i COMPLETELY remove 98 afterward ??

05-10-2003, 01:42 PM	#7
rtse313 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 222	Please don't promote piracy here.

05-11-2003, 01:33 PM	#9
sbp Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 11,037	Maybe he upgraded cause he wanted to. Furthermore 98 is an old OS.

05-14-2003, 09:03 PM	#14
mojo Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: about 15 min away Posts: 8,165	ok, mr defensive pants...since i did read the whole thread the first time i posted and also noted that you weren't the only one that said such stuff, then i guess i dunno what to say since i still have a hard time swallowing the idea. as far as being "better off" doing whatever, that may very well be. but as far as the upgrade comment, it's still true. and i don't recall me saying anything about an xp upgrade so what are you defending anyhow? it's not like i said anything bad or whatever. i just noted that upgrade was suggested and i pointed out the futility of it.

05-14-2003, 10:38 PM	#15
rtse313 Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 222	actually i was planning to upgrade to xp since my 98se has been running quite well for me. and i also believe in "if it aint broke dont fix it" theory !! but few months ago some of the depts in my company has upgraded all the computers to xp so i had a chance to play with it (i am with the tech support dept) and the more i worked on it the more i like..... and thats why i made the decision to upgrade to xp. now that everything in xp seems almost automatic, the only thing i miss was the "manual installs/configurations" part that i need to deal with in 98.

User Name
Password
Remember Me?