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One of the safest ways is to purchase a software program, e.g. Partition Magic, which can do this without destroying any of the data that may be on the partitions.
Better way
The safest way is to backup all your data. format HD and repartition with fdisk. Then install your programs and restore the data.
Although there are many programs to partition HD without lose data, nobody will recommend use them without backup your data. And if you backup all your data why not format your HD and reinstall programs - that way all your programs will run faster. If you don't have the time to reinstall or the original programs discs, You still must backup all your critical data, and this exist in many places on your HD, not just in "My Documents" folder, like Outlook data. So be care and lot of luck.
---- In Linux: After MUCH frustration, digging, trial-and-error, I have answered my own question.
My problem, as you may recall, was that I could not delete or resize two "unallocated partitions on my hard drive. All the options (unmount, resize, delete, etc.) were grayed out. I could not unmount them because they were in use.
The answer was to download the GParted LIVE CD from: http://gparted.sourceforge.net.
I simply inserted the GParted LIVE CD, rebooted, and -- voila! -- I could move, resize, and delete all my partitions at will! IMHO, the GParted utility is much easier to use then Partition Magic, and best of all, it is FREE!
I hope this post can help others with a similar problem.
lwcary
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What else can I help you with?
A technician needs to install Windows XP on a new computer The hard drive needs two partitions At which point in the Windows XP installation process should the technician partition the hard drive?
at the beginning before the start of the actual installation process the installer prompts for this setup
Can you wipe your hardrive without rebooting your computer?
Insert hard drive CD when you start up your computer. Check box when it asks you if you want to delete and re-use your hard drive. When completed, insert your OS CD, and money in the bank... if you want a quick re-format, dont insert the hard drive CD on startup.. just insert the OS CD on start up.. it will do a quick reformat that will give you results until you can find your hard drive CD if you dont have one. You can also use DBAN or wipedrive - both these free and paid for products will erase / wipe your hard drive to DOD standards. Be more specific please. If you mean deleting all the files, the best method i would suggest is to reinstall the OS.
What is guided partitioning?
Guided partitioning is an option in the installation of certain Linux distributions. It divides the hard drive into multiple partitions based on available space and typical usage patterns. Generally it does a tolerable job for single-drive machines, though anyone with previous systems administrator experience will probably do better, and certainly so for multiple-drive machines.
Is the hard drive connected to a mounting bracket If so what type of screws secure the hard drive to the mounting bracket?
Is the hard drive connected to a mounting bracket? If so, what type of screws secure the hard drive to the mounting bracket
Why is the hard drive labeled C?
C:/ c is the hard drive a brilliant question, as a computer tech, i always just accepted it as fact upon contemplation i would answer that it is a randomly chosen identifer for the local drive you would probably have had to be there when the engineer was configuring, for all intents and purposes, one of the first artificial intelligence prototypes and, well, "i'll name it C" you could probably get the correct answer from a archived computer book, documentary, etc you will never see "his" notes c (lower case) is the constant for the speed of light Note: This is a correct answer but somebody changed the question on you...It has been reverted back to the original. Answer 2: The earliest computers operating under the various DOS versions were not equipped with a hard drive. They operated, in some cases by running the operating system out of one floppy drive and using the second floppy for applications. The floppies were addressed as A and B. After hard drives began to be installed, it was still common for computers to have two floppies. After the old 5-1/4 floppy format gave way to the new 3-1/2, it was common to find both drives on computers because the user was assumed to have all their important stuff still on the old 5-1/4's. That created a bit of a problem because the A and B were so firmly entrenched in their use for addressing the floppy drives that it was impractical to use A or B for anything else. Also, software was written to default to the C-drive when programs were installed. C:\ does not always refer to a hard drive, it is used to address the first un-hidden DOS sector on an IDE or SATA device. As such, a hard drive may be partitioned to have many partitions and those partitions can be assigned letters of your choosing by using drive management programs. Networked computers can also map different letters to various network locations. Optical drives are generally going to take a higher letter if the system has a hard drive. The C-drive does not always have to refer to a hard drive. When a virtual drive is created in memory, as when you use Windows' recovery, it can be addressed as C. Linux, Unix and MacOS do not use any drive letters.
What do you call the divisions on a hard drive?
Partitions divide hard drive space.
What is a disk druid?
Disk Druid Partitions is a program that partitions your hard drive for you.
What does fdisk do?
creates partitions on the hard drive
How many extended partitions can be created in a hard drive?
Ther can only be one Extended Partition per hard drive
What contains a map to the partitions on the hard drive?
A partition table
What is meat by partitioning?
It means to make a single Hard Drive into many. When you buy any hard drive it is used normally as one partition. After you format it you can change the partitioning into different sizes you want. You can make a 500 gig hd into five 100gig partitions (it would show up as 5 different hd icons) or two 250 gig partitions, (it would show up as 2 hard drives) etc. The down fall of having partitions is if the hard drive died ALL the partitions die with it. The partitions are still part of ONE hard drive.
Why do Asian people LOVE hard drive partitions?
Cos they is, innit.
How many partitions can Windows 2000XP hold on a hard drive?
none
Can VISTA and ME be on separate partitions of the same hard drive?
No. Vista ruins all windows(non-vista) and RAIDed partitions.
How do you create different drives on a computer hard disk?
You do it by creating partitions on your hard drives. Partitions are typically created before the hard drive is formatted. Another option is to use a program like Partition Magic to edit partitions on your hard drive. You generally don't want to play around with your partitions too much after you have your OS up and running. Any error may cause you to have to reinstall everything.
How many primary partitions can be created on one hard drive?
four primary
Which console command can be used to examine partitions on a hard drive for errors?
chkdisk
