[Gllug] Err, if parted fails to resize an XP partition, can one do it within XP with some system tool?]

[James Holland]

On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 01:06 +0100, M.Blackmore wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 00:29 +0100, James Roberts wrote:
> > 
> > Check the disk type in Windows. Is it dynamic? I
> 
> Dynamic? Wossat? Never heard of it. What is it (and how does one find
> out)? 
> 
> I assume s.o.o.l means so out of luck :-(
> 
> I need to get the partition off one of these for backup purposes not
> having any install disks to hand.

Been searching Google and came up with
http://vistarewired.com/2007/04/07/how-to-work-with-partitions-in-windows-vista-xp-when-disk-management-doesnt-work

Seems that there is an xp utility called diskpart.exe

Microsoft's help pages also try to explain Dynamic and Basic disks,
although I'd never heard of them either!



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