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More info?)
I understand.
I just wanted to be sure that other's reading the thread had a complete
understanding of what they get with the XP utilities and their capabilities
versus many third party products.
If a user is simply going to start from scratch with a blank hard drive or
wishes to start over on their current hard drive and they have no objection
to wiping the drive and starting over, they can do all they need to do in XP
Setup without any need for third party software.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"glenlakes" <glenlakes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> XP's Disk Management cannot resize partitions. While Diskpart, the
>> command
>> line utility that ships with XP can do so, first, it is command line and
>> as
>> such, generally not easier for users. Second, it can only do left-right
>> resizing, hence is nowhere near as versatile as most third party
>> utilities,
>> it can only extend a partition into unallocated space but it cannot
>> perform
>> right to left resizing which allows a user to make a partition smaller.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "glenlakes" <glenlakes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:54F81220-B96A-4B1F-9E70-A760D0D63B67@microsoft.com...
>> >I have Partition Magic 8 but find the partition program that comes with
>> >XP-SP
>> > to be easier, superior and less complicated. Can't understand why XP
>> > users
>> > don't use the partition program that was was designed for it.
>> >
>> > "DJ Borell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "MS-News" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:OU6i9YfFFHA.2756@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Does partiton magic version 8 work successfully with XP Pro Sp2?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> I run v.8 build 1242 with no problems.
>
> I needed to use XP partitioning for only a one time shot making three
> partitions in a 300GB HD. As an aging and infrequent computer user, I feel
> it
> has served my purposes well and the price was right.
>
> I understand your reasoning about PM but I really have no need for all of
> its versatility. Perhaps if I were younger things might be different,
> however, your comments are well taken.
>