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!
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Mark Phillips
Phillips Marketing, Inc
mark@phillipsmarketing.biz
602 524-0376
480 945-9197 fax
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