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Will allowing Ubuntu's GParted partition manager to fix the file system on an NTFS partition running Windows XP cause any data loss?
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GParted is a very well-tested program and is unlikely to cause data loss during normal operation; the warning is mainly important only if the process is interrupted or the hard drive is physically damaged. NTFS is not well-supported, so it is particularly paranoid when working with NTFS partitions. Actually, it is so paranoid it is unlikely to be able to fix a problem with the file system, and can usually only work with partitions that have already been checked by Windows.
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What Windows tool partitions a drive?
GParted tool or partition manager.
How do you expand an NTFS partition?
Use a partition manager like GParted or the one on the Vista setup CD to expand the NTFS partition. You cannot expand the partition while Windows is running on it.
Can you use Linux to resize a windows partition during installation?
Sure can. Probably the best tool for this is gparted.
How do you uninstall windows and replace with ubuntu with both os's already installed?
Insert of your Ubuntu CD, then using GParted, delete your Windows partition and resize your Ubuntu partition until it fills the space left by the deleted partition.
How do you shrink Windows XP partition and increase Ubuntu partition?
Use your Ubuntu CD. Find a program called "GParted" or "Gnome Partition Editor". Click on your XP partition and click "Resize" and make it smaller. Then, do the same with your Ubuntu partition, and drag it until it fills the space left by XP.
How do you format windows vista when an error keep coming up that keeps saying can not format this volume of windows you are using this operating system?
You cannot format the drive / partition that Windows Vista is currently running on while it is running. You will need to boot from either a partition utility disc, such as GParted, or the install disc of the operating system you want to install, and format the drive from there.
How do you delete one of two operating systems?
Before having multiple OS be sure to partition your HDD first and put your OS to each partition. Start with the later one. For example if WNDOWS is installed and then Lnux came. Remove Linux first then WINDOWS. Used the bootable option aslo check if you have partitioned and then installed the OS or not. Then follow the previous mentioned option. Recommended Tool: GParted Use GParted to modify to partitions on your hard drive. Google GParted and use one of the methods so you can boot off of it.
How do you rename an external hard drive?
you can only rename partitions when unmounted. So what I would try is to unmount the drive, fire up GParted and rename the partition. But you could also connect it to a windows box and do it from there. But then you would need a windows box, and not everyone has that readily available
Explain the difference between the windows boot partition and the windows system partition?
The system partition is the active partition of the hard drive and it contains the OS boot record. The boot partition is the partition where the Windows operating system is stored.
What type of partition is best for Windows 2000 and Windows XP?
Primary NTFS Partition.....
How do you format a 500 GB hard drive with FAT32?
The tools provided with Windows 2000/XP/Vista do not allow creating a single partition above 32 GB (for good reasons). You would have to use another tool, such as PartitionMagic or GParted to format the disk.
The active partition is also known as the?
(On Windows), the active partition is a primary partition on a disk which Windows will load its files from. An active partition is always a startup partition. If there are several OS's on the one disk, Windows will load from the one marked as active. - pentavore
