Where do i get this partition magic ??? my try with fips with desporate enuff , i wont try it again .. nope i dont have an second hdd, or neither can borrow one .. is thier any other alternative ? -----Original Message----- From: Sandesh Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999 11:09 AM Subject: Re: Help! >If u use fips properly there should be no problem >Take a backup on a second HDD that which i guess you can borrow >First reduce your pagefiles to minimal and then defragment your HDD >Check using the defragmenter wheather the data is contiguous .. (things were >easier in the Dos days) >and create a new partition of xyz megabytes or xyz cylinders / sectors >I had used fips in the slakware days .. Of course with an Hdd backup >Use it properly and it should not mess up >Partition magic .. never used it so no comments > >Regards >Sandesh >----- Original Message ----- >From: Webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 6:02 PM >Subject: Re: Help! > > >> i am a novice to the grp but i have tried to use fips earlier, yes it is >> jerky for me .. any guys find fips easier ?? pls help .. >> >> regards, >> >> chetan >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vishal Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 2:07 AM >> Subject: RE: Help! >> >> >> >FIPS or partition magic. >> >both are risky though >> > >> >Vishal >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Subash D'Souza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 8:06 PM >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Subject: Help! >> > >> > >> >Hi Guys, >> > I have 9.1 GB hard disk and i want to install linux,the problem is >that >> >i don't have partitions and therefore i'm not willing to format my >harddisk >> >since i have lot of critical data so if any of u know some freeware >> >partitioning tools or any options i would be glad to know >> >Subash >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> >
