Before you go that direction (which is a problem waiting to happen), try a free program called 'GParted' - you can find it with a quick google search. - alan On 9/19/06, Mark Phillips wrote: > I have a new laptop that currently has Windows XP SP2. I want to create a new > partition on the drive for Debian. > > My system: 30GB hard drive. Primary partition is c: with Windows XP, about 28 > GB in size (the whole drive). I want to create a 15GB partition for Debian. > > I have used Partition Magic 7.1 in the past to do this, but it seems that XP > won't let it re-partition the disk. I keep getting an error 27 - can't lock > drive at the first step. I googled around for a work around and did not find > a good solution. > > Symantek now owns PartitionMagic, has a new version, and doesn't support the > older version. After 30 minutes on the phone and referrals to 4 phone > numbers, I finally ended up at a number that wanted to charge my credit card > $10 in order to connect me to someone to ask them "What is the price of the > upgrade from Partition Magic 7.1 to 8.0?"! > > So, it seems that XP comes with DiskPart, a command line utility to partition > disks. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with it and could provide > some guidance on how to use it. I start to get worried when it asks for > offset values. > > Alternatively, what other options do you suggest for partitioning my drive? > > Thanks! > > -- > Mark Phillips > Phillips Marketing, Inc > mark@phillipsmarketing.biz > 602 524-0376 > 480 945-9197 fax > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss