Partitioning Help!

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2 total messages Started by Tim Teatro Mon, 28 May 2001 00:46

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Author: Tim Teatro
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 00:46

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Hi, Please Help:
As much as i hate to admit it, i do need Windows for some things! I have a
Quantum 20Gb HD. Basically what i did was i went into the Linux Mandrake
Setup program and specified 3 partitions In these aproximate quantities:

/mnt/Windows   10Gb   Primairy  (Win98 FAT 32)
/                        9.6Gb  Primairy (Ext2)
swap                 0.4Gb  Primairy (Linux Swap)

Because the install prog can't make a proper FAT partition, i went to fdisk
and deleted it, then made a new one. the new one was only 1gb! (i to,d it to
use the maximum). I installed windows and got Partition Magic Pro, it
registers the missing 9 gigs as being unallocated, but i can't get resize
the windows partition past 2Gb (even when i do that, it wont let me, so i
just stays at 1Gb)

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Partitioning Help!

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Author: Rhakios
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 19:48

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In article <rdhQ6.7962$fK2.575349@news20.bellglobal.com>, "Tim Teatro"
<timtro@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Hi, Please Help:
> As much as i hate to admit it, i do need Windows for some things! I have
> a Quantum 20Gb HD. Basically what i did was i went into the Linux
> Mandrake Setup program and specified 3 partitions In these aproximate
> quantities:
> 
> /mnt/Windows   10Gb   Primairy  (Win98 FAT 32) /                       
> 9.6Gb  Primairy (Ext2) swap                 0.4Gb  Primairy (Linux Swap)
> 
> Because the install prog can't make a proper FAT partition, i went to
> fdisk and deleted it, then made a new one. the new one was only 1gb! (i
> to,d it to use the maximum). I installed windows and got Partition Magic
> Pro, it registers the missing 9 gigs as being unallocated, but i can't
> get resize the windows partition past 2Gb (even when i do that, it wont
> let me, so i just stays at 1Gb)
> 
> PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> 

When you used fdisk did you select the option to enable support for large
disks? If not then that is the root of your troubles and I'd recommend
going back and doing it in fdisk again with large disk support enabled.
-- 
Bye, Rhakios

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