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How to increase Windows disk partition

Asked by JackS

I installed 7.10 on an existing xp pro box. It worked fine except I read the question " Size of new partition" as the Linux partition not the Windows partition.

I now have a Windows NTFS disk partition that is 99.9 % full.

How can I increase this at the expense of the Linux.

Loading Linux is trivial compared with loading XP so I can blow away the linux partitions and start again if need be.

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Bang Malley (bangmalley-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

Try this partition manager
Parted Magic
http://partedmagic.com/

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JackS (spresser) said : 		#2

Guys

The reason why I put Linux in this machine is that the publicity said Canonical had got it all together.

I have not looked at Unix/Linux for a year or so.

I can not interpret the parted magic stuff nor do I know how to load a package in Ubuntu.

I am just a dumb Widows user ( your target market for want of a better name) who wants an idiot's guide on how to fix up his computer so that is is usable.

I would also suggest you change that question at load time. If it was clear and concise this would not have happened.

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François Tissandier (baloo) said : 		#3

Use the LiveCD to open the partition editor (should be in the System menu)
I think it can resize NTFS partitions. However, I'm not sure if it can move a Linux partition. To extend it, yes for sure, but move the beginning, I'm not sure... Just check, maybe it can be done.

Anyway, if you can reinstall Ubuntu, then boot on the LiveCD, use the partition editor to delete the Linux partition and Linux Swap, extend the Windows partition, and reinstall Ubuntu.

Please be careful, backup your data before doing this.
Also, don't forget that if you remove Ubuntu, extend Windows and don't reinstall Ubuntu, you won't be able to boot into Windows! You will need to use the Windows CD to fix the boot.

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JackS (spresser) said : 		#4

Thanks Guys

In the end I used partitionlogic to delete the Linux partitions and make them ntfs .

Rebooted the machine with the Windows CD. Went into the recovery console, typed in fixmbr which fiexes up the boot sector on disk. ( This fixed the Grub 19 error which obviously related to not being able to find Ubuntu as it was deleted)

I can not find anything that will extend the existing NTFS Windows partition - they will all shrink it but not expand it (Including Ubuntu)

I can live with another Windows partition.