Re: Partitioning Win XP

From: Squire (jerrym526_at_cableone.net)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:17:45 -0600

The only way to partition on the fly, without losing programs already installed is with a 3rd party partition manager such as Partition Magic or BootIt NG.
If you use Fdisk you will lose all programs. 

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"Thomas Cox" <chipotles2@cox.net> wrote in message news:01f201c48ae6$9da3b7c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I have been trying to find information on partitioning XP 
> to have one for XP, one for my data and one for swap 
> files. 
> 
> The only info I have found as of yet is about other 
> Oerating Systems, not XP.
> 
> Could you tell me if this is my best route and how to 
> find the information to accomplish this?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Thomas

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