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| Re: How to repartition WinXp hdd? "BEA" wrote > Folks, > > My hdd partition shows free space 29.8 GB, of 74.3 GB. How can I > repartition > the total space so that the used space is left intact, free space is > reduced, > and new unpartition space is created? Would like to create a new partition > for a Windows Vista install. You don't have a lot of space there. I would recommend getting a another hard drive for the Vista install. You want a minimum of 25GB for Vista. That wouldn't leave enough free space on the other partition. There are Vista specific newsgroups. microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_acco unts_password microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_managment microsoft.public.windows.vista.games microsoft.public.windows.vista.general microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_vide o microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_mainten ance microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan microsoft.public.windows.vista.security      |
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| Re: How to repartition WinXp hdd? "BEA" wrote > Folks, > > My hdd partition shows free space 29.8 GB, of 74.3 GB. How can I > repartition > the total space so that the used space is left intact, free space is > reduced, > and new unpartition space is created? Would like to create a new partition > for a Windows Vista install. You don't have a lot of space there. I would recommend getting a another hard drive for the Vista install. You want a minimum of 25GB for Vista. That wouldn't leave enough free space on the other partition. There are Vista specific newsgroups. microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_acco unts_password microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_managment microsoft.public.windows.vista.games microsoft.public.windows.vista.general microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_vide o microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_mainten ance microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan microsoft.public.windows.vista.security |
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| Re: How to repartition WinXp hdd? DL wrote: > So how is you come to have this free space? > What exactly is shown in Disk Management for this drive? > > You can always create a new partition using the free space, which > would seem to be what you want. Except free space and unallocated space is two different things. > > "BEA" <BEA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3A9AAAA8-1652-487E-BCEE-20D7A9A5AA44@microsoft.com... >> Folks, >> >> My hdd partition shows free space 29.8 GB, of 74.3 GB. How can I >> repartition the total space so that the used space is left intact, >> free space is reduced, and new unpartition space is created? Would >> like to create a new partition for a Windows Vista install. >> >> Thanks, >> -BEA -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service ------->>>>>>http://www.NewsDemon.com<<<<<<------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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| Re: How to repartition WinXp hdd? DL wrote: > So how is you come to have this free space? > What exactly is shown in Disk Management for this drive? > > You can always create a new partition using the free space, which > would seem to be what you want. Except free space and unallocated space is two different things. > > "BEA" <BEA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3A9AAAA8-1652-487E-BCEE-20D7A9A5AA44@microsoft.com... >> Folks, >> >> My hdd partition shows free space 29.8 GB, of 74.3 GB. How can I >> repartition the total space so that the used space is left intact, >> free space is reduced, and new unpartition space is created? Would >> like to create a new partition for a Windows Vista install. >> >> Thanks, >> -BEA -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service ------->>>>>>http://www.NewsDemon.com<<<<<<------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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