To resize the partition without destroying the data?

I didn't know Disk Admin could do that. :>


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:47 PM
> To: 'Chuck Ryan'; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] NT Question
>
>
> You are partially wrong.  You do not need a 3rd party tool to do the
> expansion.  Just use the Disk Administrator in the
> Administrative tools.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Denys. . .
>
> Denys Beauchemin
> HICOMP
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> denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Ryan [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:28 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      RE: [HP3000-L] NT Question
>
> Correct me if I am wrong here, but NT 4.0 does not truly create the
> partition as NTFS on installation. The partition is initially
> FAT and then
> converted to NTFS on the first boot of the OS. This is why
> you are limited
> to a 2 gig partition on installation and need to keep a 3rd
> party tool like
> Partition Magic to resize the partition after you complete
> the install and
> add service pack 3 (which adds support for larger hard drives).
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:22 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] NT Question
> >
> >
> > You can only format greater than 2GB if you format NTFS.
> > Anyway, you should never, NEVER use anything but NTFS on NT,
> > unless you dual-boot.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Denys. . .
> >
> > Denys Beauchemin
> > HICOMP
> > (800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 355-6879
> > denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   Gary Sielaff [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent:   Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:05 PM
> > To:     [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:        OT:  NT Question
> >
> > Trying to load NT 4.0 on a Pavilion with a 20 gig hard drive.
> > When I format anything larger than 2gig NT says NO NO.
> > What is the problem?  I tried 6 gig... NO.   I tgried 4 gig ..NO.
> > Help Obywon, your our only hope.
> > Gary
> > Moses Lake
> >
>