create partition
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how can i create partition. I have local c: it has lots of space. I want to create another partition to share the hard drive with c; so i went to disk manager-> high light the c:\ then right click., and look for the create new partition as it said so in the help article. but i can't find create new partition. how to create one so i can install win2000 Thak=nk
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how can i create partition. I have local c: it has lots of space. I want to create another partition to share the hard drive with c; so i went to disk manager-> high light the c:\ then right click., and look for the create new partition as it said so in the help article. but i can't find create new partition. how to create one so i can install win2000 Thak=nk
You can only create a partition in unused space on the drive. It sounds as if (and this is normal practice) your c: drive is formatted as a single partition. To create a new partition, you'll have to fdisk the drive to split it into more than one partition. That, of course, will destroy anything on the drive. A better solution, now that drives have become so cheap, would be to add a second disk and use it for your Win2K installation. "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."
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You can only create a partition in unused space on the drive. It sounds as if (and this is normal practice) your c: drive is formatted as a single partition. To create a new partition, you'll have to fdisk the drive to split it into more than one partition. That, of course, will destroy anything on the drive. A better solution, now that drives have become so cheap, would be to add a second disk and use it for your Win2K installation. "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."
That is a solution. I haven't used Partition Magic, but as far as I know, you can create another partition, without having to reformat the whole disk. Certainly yast2 that comes with SuSE linux can do just that. :) Regards, Venet. -------- Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
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That is a solution. I haven't used Partition Magic, but as far as I know, you can create another partition, without having to reformat the whole disk. Certainly yast2 that comes with SuSE linux can do just that. :) Regards, Venet. -------- Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
Venet wrote: haven't used Partition Magic I haven't either - that's probably why it didn't occur to me.:-O But that's certainly a good option, though I have read of some spectacular failures using the product. Good call! "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."
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Venet wrote: haven't used Partition Magic I haven't either - that's probably why it didn't occur to me.:-O But that's certainly a good option, though I have read of some spectacular failures using the product. Good call! "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."
Roger Wright wrote: though I have read of some spectacular failures using the product. Mee too. I'm just too paranoid to resize my partitions. I'm dying to get a DVD-RW so I can backup docs not worrying about failures. Although I have to say that Linux hasn't failed me (yet)! BTW. I just love the Window 2000 unattended install. Have you used it? It works like a charm. You can even specify Screen Resolution you want when Windows 2000 is installed, and not to mention other things, like computer name and IP etc. It saves me lots of time when I need to reinstall my machine. :) Regards, Venet. -------- Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
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Roger Wright wrote: though I have read of some spectacular failures using the product. Mee too. I'm just too paranoid to resize my partitions. I'm dying to get a DVD-RW so I can backup docs not worrying about failures. Although I have to say that Linux hasn't failed me (yet)! BTW. I just love the Window 2000 unattended install. Have you used it? It works like a charm. You can even specify Screen Resolution you want when Windows 2000 is installed, and not to mention other things, like computer name and IP etc. It saves me lots of time when I need to reinstall my machine. :) Regards, Venet. -------- Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
Venet wrote: I just love the Window 2000 unattended install. Have you used it? I don't think so. But the normal installation is practically unattended. When I first got Win2K it was the beta 3 version, and I put off for weeks installing it out of fear that it would destroy my machine - an older Pentium Pro 180. But one night after consuming large volumes of liquid courage I loaded up the CD, ran setup and prayed. Much to my surprise, it asked me a couple of identification questions, then told me to get some sleep. I woke in the morning to find a perfectly functioning, much improved PC! I know there's a bunch of stuff I could have customized, but I loved the fact that I didn't have to sit up all night clicking pointless OK buttons in answer to questions so vague as to have no meaning - that was a first for Microsoft! I hate to admit it, but when I built this new machine last Christmas and installed Win2K Server, things did not go so smoothly. I blame it on sobriety. Several things still don't work correctly, like DNS, SMTP, FTP and the like, and despite the several thousand pages of documentation I have on it, I haven't any clue why these functions aren't working. Oh well, what the heck. It does everything I need for now!:-D I've ordered Windows.NET RC1, but I'm not sure if I'm gutsy enough to risk the farm again by installing it... We'll see. "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."
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Venet wrote: I just love the Window 2000 unattended install. Have you used it? I don't think so. But the normal installation is practically unattended. When I first got Win2K it was the beta 3 version, and I put off for weeks installing it out of fear that it would destroy my machine - an older Pentium Pro 180. But one night after consuming large volumes of liquid courage I loaded up the CD, ran setup and prayed. Much to my surprise, it asked me a couple of identification questions, then told me to get some sleep. I woke in the morning to find a perfectly functioning, much improved PC! I know there's a bunch of stuff I could have customized, but I loved the fact that I didn't have to sit up all night clicking pointless OK buttons in answer to questions so vague as to have no meaning - that was a first for Microsoft! I hate to admit it, but when I built this new machine last Christmas and installed Win2K Server, things did not go so smoothly. I blame it on sobriety. Several things still don't work correctly, like DNS, SMTP, FTP and the like, and despite the several thousand pages of documentation I have on it, I haven't any clue why these functions aren't working. Oh well, what the heck. It does everything I need for now!:-D I've ordered Windows.NET RC1, but I'm not sure if I'm gutsy enough to risk the farm again by installing it... We'll see. "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."
Roger Wright wrote: But the normal installation is practically unattended. That's strange! Whenever I need to install Win2K, gotta be in front of the machine all the time, clicking on OK's and enetering different information. Could it be that disk you've used had an "answer file" already created with the default install options? Whatever it is I can do exact same thing now. Boot from the Win2K CD and let it install itself. Roger Wright wrote: I've ordered Windows.NET RC1, but I'm not sure if I'm gutsy enough to risk the farm again by installing it... We'll see. Actually I've got Windows.NET server CD right here, but it will stay here. I wish I had another machine :(( to install it and see how it performs. Regards, Venet. -------- Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
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Venet wrote: I just love the Window 2000 unattended install. Have you used it? I don't think so. But the normal installation is practically unattended. When I first got Win2K it was the beta 3 version, and I put off for weeks installing it out of fear that it would destroy my machine - an older Pentium Pro 180. But one night after consuming large volumes of liquid courage I loaded up the CD, ran setup and prayed. Much to my surprise, it asked me a couple of identification questions, then told me to get some sleep. I woke in the morning to find a perfectly functioning, much improved PC! I know there's a bunch of stuff I could have customized, but I loved the fact that I didn't have to sit up all night clicking pointless OK buttons in answer to questions so vague as to have no meaning - that was a first for Microsoft! I hate to admit it, but when I built this new machine last Christmas and installed Win2K Server, things did not go so smoothly. I blame it on sobriety. Several things still don't work correctly, like DNS, SMTP, FTP and the like, and despite the several thousand pages of documentation I have on it, I haven't any clue why these functions aren't working. Oh well, what the heck. It does everything I need for now!:-D I've ordered Windows.NET RC1, but I'm not sure if I'm gutsy enough to risk the farm again by installing it... We'll see. "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."
Roger Wright wrote: I've ordered Windows.NET RC1, but I'm not sure if I'm gutsy enough to risk the farm again by installing it... We'll see. Yeah, I've got that. Still trying to decide if I want to install it. Any idea if it'll coinhabit on the same machine with Win2K (I'd be installing it to its own drive, but want to keep 2k as the main OS) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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Roger Wright wrote: I've ordered Windows.NET RC1, but I'm not sure if I'm gutsy enough to risk the farm again by installing it... We'll see. Yeah, I've got that. Still trying to decide if I want to install it. Any idea if it'll coinhabit on the same machine with Win2K (I'd be installing it to its own drive, but want to keep 2k as the main OS) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
benjymous wrote: Yeah, I've got that Huh? It's not due to start shipping until 8/16! I have no idea if it will cohabit safely, and I'm not about to be the first on my block to find out! But I do plan to install it on my venerable Pentium Pro to see just how far I can push the poor old beast:-D If it doesn't work, I've still got the Win2K Pro CD to recover with. "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."
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benjymous wrote: Yeah, I've got that Huh? It's not due to start shipping until 8/16! I have no idea if it will cohabit safely, and I'm not about to be the first on my block to find out! But I do plan to install it on my venerable Pentium Pro to see just how far I can push the poor old beast:-D If it doesn't work, I've still got the Win2K Pro CD to recover with. "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Recursion." "Recursion who?" "Knock, knock..."
Hmm. I guess it's an older beta version then. I haven't got it to hand to be certain -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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how can i create partition. I have local c: it has lots of space. I want to create another partition to share the hard drive with c; so i went to disk manager-> high light the c:\ then right click., and look for the create new partition as it said so in the help article. but i can't find create new partition. how to create one so i can install win2000 Thak=nk
A commercial package such as Partition Magic will let you resize your existing partition then you can create a new partition in the unused space. I believe there are some shareware/freeware tools that can do this as well. Elaine (fluffy tiggress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?
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Roger Wright wrote: though I have read of some spectacular failures using the product. Mee too. I'm just too paranoid to resize my partitions. I'm dying to get a DVD-RW so I can backup docs not worrying about failures. Although I have to say that Linux hasn't failed me (yet)! BTW. I just love the Window 2000 unattended install. Have you used it? It works like a charm. You can even specify Screen Resolution you want when Windows 2000 is installed, and not to mention other things, like computer name and IP etc. It saves me lots of time when I need to reinstall my machine. :) Regards, Venet. -------- Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
Partion Magic 7 works fine for me resizing partitions etc... It's the easy way out but it's fast and easy. I've never lost any files.
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