Partition fun

[Paddy]

Is there a partition magic proggie that works under win2k?

I have two FAT32 partitions on a single IDE disk that I want to merge - preferably without loosing the data on the disk.

Any ideas?

[CHHAS]

Could you use the Partition Magic DOS proggie from a boot disk ?
Maybe fill the partition you want to keep as much as possible, resize it, move the rest and resize again ?

[Gurm]

Yes, it's called "Partition Magic".

- Gurm

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[Paddy]

I didn't think that it worked under 2K though...

How reliable is the command prompt version?

[CHHAS]

I've used it quite a bit without problem, although not under Win2K.

[This message has been edited by CHHAS (edited 31 March 2001).]

[Rags]

You just need Partition Magic (the newer one).

Rags

[Paddy]

er... that would be 6.0?

[Rags]

No you just need PM 5.x or higher. If you haven't already, just visit this page here and update your 5.x version to get win2k pro capabilities.

Rags

[arbymo]

Partition Magic 5.0 works with win2k through DOS boot disk(which will be created from within win2k).
versions higher than 5.0 will give u native win2k support.

[Paddy]

Cheers Rags and arbymo!

That was just what I was looking for.

[Paddy]

Yikes! The update is larger than the app!

[Paddy]

Hmmmm.... I have version 5.01

I couldn't find a path on the site which would give me native Win2K support.

I am probably being thick...but could anyone show me a link? I am not an AOL user honest!

TIA, Paddy

[arbymo]

sorry for the misleading information, but the 5.0 to 5.01 upgrade will give u boot disk support for win2k ... not native support, read it all here : http://www.powerquest.com/updates/pp501updates.html
the one that gives u native win2k support is ver 6.0 : http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
where u can download a demo version too.

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[This message has been edited by Greebe (edited 31 March 2001).]

[Liquid Snake]

Argh! You need 6.x for native support? Damn! Oh well, the bootdisk version isn't that bad, but it would be nice to have native support.

[Paddy]

Thanks for all the help everyone.

Sorry for the infringement Mike, it was not intended!