 How To Convert Primary Partition Into Logical Partition In Win Xp, Help Needed |
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  Jun 27 2006, 08:36 PM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,283 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chennai, India Member No.: 16,932  |
I own a Win XP PC with 160GB Hard Disk.
I've 3 Primary Partitions and 3 Logical Partitions. I want to combine the 2 Primary partions with the extended drive so that I can increase the size of the partition. Please kindly tell me How to convert Primary Partition into Logical Partition in Win XP using the windows Storage Manager in the Computer Management utlity present in Administrative tools. I also get recurring scandisk check each time i boot my system, help me to get rid of this too. |
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Jun 28 2006, 06:21 AM
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Neurotical Squirrel Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 550 Joined: 4-November 04 From: Novi Sad, Vojvodina Member No.: 2,127 |
You have 3 primary partitions and 3 logical? How can you have 3 primary partitions on the same drive? If you have them spread over 3 drives, you can't merge them... What you can do, is delete 2 primary partitions you don't need, and have them as extended partition, so you can make logical drives on it...
Best is using Partition Magic for this, as it preserves data... If you want to save your data, use Partition magic, if you don't have any data, you can freely delete partitions from Disk Management console, and change them into logical drives... If you wanted to combine two or three drives into one extended (logical) drive, then you're out of luck - windows doesn't have that function yet... Linux does have virtual spanning over multiple drives, where you access them as a same drive, but not windows... As for constant ScanDisk scans... Convert to NTFS, and you won't have them anymore + it's much more reliable than FAT32... |
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Jun 28 2006, 05:48 PM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,283 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chennai, India Member No.: 16,932 |
Is there any free alternative for Partition Magic.
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Jun 28 2006, 11:19 PM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 20-December 05 Member No.: 15,962 |
There's the GParted LiveCD, but I wouldn't trust it as much as Partition Magic. I have personally used Partition Magic and highly recommend it (I've never had a problem with it).
If you still want a free alternative to Partition Magic then GParted LiveCD can be found at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php. Note: I'm not responsible for any damage caused to your computer(s)/network via your use of any of the above recommended utilities/programs. Use the above utilities/programs at your own discretion. |
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Jul 1 2006, 01:45 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 220 Joined: 30-October 05 Member No.: 13,574 |
Most of the recovery boot cd's have a partition tool on it. Most know are - ultimate boot cd, hires boot cd, ... On the Ultimate boot cd there are also some partition tools . But I think the best for You is make a backup on DVD of the last partitions. Erease the partitions and recreate them like you want. The place the data back from DVD. The ultimateboot CD have I only used to recover some data, never for the job you want to do. I have a spare hard disk for such jobs. Link to the boot disk : http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ Another tool for changing partitions is Acronis Disk Director but this one also not free , but has a trial version. What you can do with the trial version , I don't know. The best is always make a backup, because sometimes even with Partition Magic ther goes something wrong and you have lost everything on that drive or partition. |
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Jul 4 2006, 06:59 PM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,283 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chennai, India Member No.: 16,932 |
Can I perform the partioning with the Disk Management in Windows XP Professional.
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Jul 5 2006, 09:13 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 220 Joined: 30-October 05 Member No.: 13,574 |
With the Diskmanagement in Windows XP ypu can only remove partitions and create empty partitions.
So your problem can't be solved with the (built-in) Diskmanagement of Windows XP. |
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Jul 5 2006, 11:59 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 5-July 06 Member No.: 26,142 |
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Apr 26 2008, 12:53 AM
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Guest Feedbacks Group: Members Posts: 2,360 Joined: 21-September 07 Member No.: 50,369 |
How to make a extended partition a primary partition
How To Convert Primary Partition Into Logical Partition In Win Xp I need to make this operation for to install Fedora 8 in a drive that it has already WXP. I supposed this Fedora would make it automatically, but I was wrong. Thanks. Roberto Elier English is not my mother tongue. Please read me between lines for understand my problem. Thanks. -reply by Roberto Elier |
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