Re: [OS:N:] Open source software similar to PartitionMagic needed

[Scott Cox <scottc oneway com>]

I've used Mandrake Linux and it has a very advanced disk partitioning/resizing 
utility. Designed specifically for moving over windows in a partition. As to 
if it works with NTFS I do not know.

On Monday 16 September 2002 09:35 am, Jeremy Hogan wrote:
> Siv,
>
> I'm not sure what OSS packages may exist for partition resizing, but the
> problem with NTFS is that they (M$) intentionally change bits that break
> 3rd party tools. Every time we (or anyone else) get close to being able
> to do more than read, they change something internal.
>
> --jeremy
>
> On Sat, 2002-09-14 at 18:27, Sivakumaran Raman wrote:
> > I am presently using Red Hat 7.3 as a dual-booting
> > system with Windows XP on an emachines T1400 computer.
> > The computer came only with restore CDs (not
> > installation CDs) for Windows XP and to create a new
> > partition I had to buy PartitionMagic 7.0. This is
> > because tools like fips do not work with the NTFS
> > partitions that Windows XP gives by default. Since I
> > had only the restore CDs (and not the installation
> > CDs), I could not reinstall Windows XP using a FAT32
> > file system.
> >
> > I feel that an open source software package like
> > PartitionMagic is needed that is able to work with
> > NTFS partitions in order to simplify the dual-booting
> > process for users (at no extra cost). Maybe Red Hat
> > can develop something like that.
> >
> > I am sorry if this is not the exact forum for posting
> > this message---but I am a member of other mailing
> > lists too and I still had no idea where to make this
> > request.
> >
> > Siv Raman
> >
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Scott Cox