Hello... This is not reply to the post, since I do not have that problem myself, nor I do have the experience, BUT - it is one more question for "britonusa": ...
... basic. ... prompted ... vista ... had ... with ... free ... pre- ... afresh ... Hi There I don't think this is too much of a problem. as you have already...
I want to install Win98 and Linux on a old system with 20GB meant for backup. I am getting some RED entries, but can't understand why ? Pri1 : Fat32 A...
Thanx all, Or those who thought on a way that could help me. I have solved the problem. 1. Get WinHex from http://www.x-ways.net 2. Replace all F7FFFF0F to...
Hello all, After searching google I came upon this. http://www.trombettworks.com/multi-boot.htm ... "On the contrary there is no minimum size when shrinking a...
The main problem is that you've taken minimalism to a new level. So, with the little information that avails us, you get the result of one free guess. Anything...
In the readme files, you will find there are some reasons why the partitions appear red. It is usually because RPM tries to makes sense of the partitions you...
If I remember correctly, Mikhael Ranish advises not to use RPM to resize. While I still use RPM exclusively to set partition sizes and partitions, for...
... As Dermot said, you are a bit too terse. Anyway, my free guess is that one (or both) of your FAT32 volumes references disk 128 in its boot records, and the...
to be or not to be?:-) Sorry, this is not about PM but since there are "Hard drive specialists" reading this forrum, I'd like to ask a question. I've read in...
I wouldn't consider myself a "hard drive specialist" but I have played around with file systems when dual booting, etc. From what I can tell, FAT32 is a better...
Hi John, Number one rule : "If it is not broken , don't fix it " Defrag your Laptop . religiously "reason why I SHOULD NOT abandon FAT32" : I have seen...
... There's absolutely no reason to keep with FAT32, unless you need to access your data from Windows 9x/ME (Linux recently gained a fairly good NTFS driver...
I have recently converted NTFS -> FAT32 on a new notebook using 'Paragon Partition Manager 7.0' without problems. It offers the other direction too and I think...
... The question doesn't need a hard drive specialist :) ... yup. its "convert" ... Its safe enough. the xp installer certainly used to install to fat, then...
In addition to all what have been said (to which I generally agree, particularly Jesse and Dave; and if they seem to contradict, in fact they do not in my...
Thank you very much for your inputs... Just for the "if not broken, don't fix it" - yes, I usually go with this rule. The drive in question (on my DESKTOP...
Hi John, 2 Partitions in Fat 32 on your Home computer , are they both "Primary Partitions" .. or Extended Partition scenario? Any Fat 32 Partition that is...
Hello. I am using Windows XP which is installed on partition C. Unfortunately this partiton have only 4 GB size. I would like to join it with partition D. Is...
... Witam Proponuję następujące kroki: 1. pozyczyć od kolegi dysk twardy z dużą ilością wolnego miejsca 2. skopiować na niego dane z Twojej partycji D...
... I understand there is, though it will probably cost some bucks. If it was only a single overwrite, there will still be some residual magnetism left from...
... You won't get software which can reliably do that without paying several thousand dollars and possibly having to jump through some security qualifying...
Use runtime software "GetBackData" for FAT or NTFS, works for what you asked about ... I used it for that exact purpose. .. All the Best , Jesse ... You won't...
Hi, I was actually trying to install Novell' SuSe 10.2. During install, it was asking for the swap partition and was not able to create the swap on its own. ...
... install, ... the ... Well first of all, I haven't heard of any recent releases of Linux distros which don't include one or other utility to create the ...
I was using part244 to resize a partition in XP Pro. I must have done something un-knowingly, now boot manager is installed, which I donot need. Is there a way...
... need. ... Yes. From DOS run PART. Near the top, you will see: 0 Master Boot Record If this is not selected (Highlighted) use arrow keys to highlight it. ...
... Not exactly a good idea IMHO, but I was not asked about it. ... Yes. First start your computer, and ensure within the boot manager that you select your xp...