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I Partitioned my hard drive into "G" Operating system=6 GB, "C" Programs=20.9
GB, "D" Data=11.4GB. Me being a numpty thought that the operating system would not need more than 6GB to operate? It now tells me after a year of use that the system is short of memory! I've deleted Folders such as $NtUninstallKB42773$ etc, but still no joy. Is there any way I can allocate more memory to the "G" partition from the "D" or "C" partition? Or will I have to Format again? -- Queensryche |
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You can format your hard disk or use third-party partitioning software.
P.S. You haven't accomplished anything by separating your system and applications in two partitions. All but the simplest of programs install components in the system folders and registry. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Rage for order wrote: I Partitioned my hard drive into "G" Operating system=6 GB, "C" Programs=20.9 GB, "D" Data=11.4GB. Me being a numpty thought that the operating system would not need more than 6GB to operate? It now tells me after a year of use that the system is short of memory! I've deleted Folders such as $NtUninstallKB42773$ etc, but still no joy. Is there any way I can allocate more memory to the "G" partition from the "D" or "C" partition? Or will I have to Format again? |
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On Thu, 29 May 2008 16:27:01 -0700, Rage for order
wrote: I Partitioned my hard drive into "G" Operating system=6 GB, "C" Programs=20.9 GB, "D" Data=11.4GB. How did you come up with that partitioning scheme? There's almost never any advantage to separating installed programs from the operating system. Except for those dual-booting, it's almost always best to have no more than two partitions. Read my thoughts on partitioning at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=326 Me being a numpty thought that the operating system would not need more than 6GB to operate? It now tells me after a year of use that the system is short of memory! Is it telling you that the system is short of *memory* or is it telling you that the partition containing Windows is short of disk space? Do not mix the two up. Memory (RAM) is very different from disk space. I've deleted Folders such as $NtUninstallKB42773$ etc, but still no joy. Is there any way I can allocate more memory to the "G" partition from the "D" or "C" partition? Or will I have to Format again? Unfortunately, no version of Windows before Vista provides any way of changing the existing partition structure of the drive nondestructively. The only way to do what you want is with third-party software. Partition Magic is the best-known such program, but there are freeware/shareware alternatives. One such program is BootIt Next Generation. It's shareware, but comes with a free 30-day trial, so you should be able to do what you want within that 30 days. I haven't used it myself (because I've never needed to use *any* such program), but it comes highly recommended by several other MVPs here. Whatever software you use, make sure you have a good backup before beginning. Although there's no reason to expect a problem, things *can* go wrong. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Hi Ken Blake:
You are right, I should have just had two partitions. I did toy with the idea of installing Windows 2000 also, but decided against it. The Data partition was simply to be able to retrieve data if the system failed? The message I recieved was that the drive "G" is running low on space. I've looked at DR Thomas Pabst book "Tom's Hardware Guide" to no avail, to see if it is possible to allocate more memory from another drive. So I thought I'd try this group. Many thank's to you and Leonard Grey for taking an interest in my problem. I glean from your answers that I shall have to re-format the hard drive. it's no problem just annoying to have to re-install all progs etc. What a numptie I am. -- Queensryche "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: On Thu, 29 May 2008 16:27:01 -0700, Rage for order wrote: I Partitioned my hard drive into "G" Operating system=6 GB, "C" Programs=20.9 GB, "D" Data=11.4GB. How did you come up with that partitioning scheme? There's almost never any advantage to separating installed programs from the operating system. Except for those dual-booting, it's almost always best to have no more than two partitions. Read my thoughts on partitioning at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=326 Me being a numpty thought that the operating system would not need more than 6GB to operate? It now tells me after a year of use that the system is short of memory! Is it telling you that the system is short of *memory* or is it telling you that the partition containing Windows is short of disk space? Do not mix the two up. Memory (RAM) is very different from disk space. I've deleted Folders such as $NtUninstallKB42773$ etc, but still no joy. Is there any way I can allocate more memory to the "G" partition from the "D" or "C" partition? Or will I have to Format again? Unfortunately, no version of Windows before Vista provides any way of changing the existing partition structure of the drive nondestructively. The only way to do what you want is with third-party software. Partition Magic is the best-known such program, but there are freeware/shareware alternatives. One such program is BootIt Next Generation. It's shareware, but comes with a free 30-day trial, so you should be able to do what you want within that 30 days. I haven't used it myself (because I've never needed to use *any* such program), but it comes highly recommended by several other MVPs here. Whatever software you use, make sure you have a good backup before beginning. Although there's no reason to expect a problem, things *can* go wrong. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Why reformat when you can use third-party partitioning software? True,
you have to pay for it but you don't have to start from scratch. How much is your time (and possible frustration) worth to you? Partitioning a hard disk is complicated. Prepare very carefully before you repartition. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Rage for order wrote: Hi Ken Blake: You are right, I should have just had two partitions. I did toy with the idea of installing Windows 2000 also, but decided against it. The Data partition was simply to be able to retrieve data if the system failed? The message I recieved was that the drive "G" is running low on space. I've looked at DR Thomas Pabst book "Tom's Hardware Guide" to no avail, to see if it is possible to allocate more memory from another drive. So I thought I'd try this group. Many thank's to you and Leonard Grey for taking an interest in my problem. I glean from your answers that I shall have to re-format the hard drive. it's no problem just annoying to have to re-install all progs etc. What a numptie I am. |
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On Fri, 30 May 2008 03:59:00 -0700, Rage for order
wrote: Hi Ken Blake: You are right, I should have just had two partitions. I did toy with the idea of installing Windows 2000 also, but decided against it. The Data partition was simply to be able to retrieve data if the system failed? That's fine, but whenever anyone says that, my concern is that he doesn't have in place a program of regular backups to external media. If you don't, you're kidding yourself by thinking your data is safe just because it's in a separate partition. If you care about your data, backup is required. The message I recieved was that the drive "G" is running low on space. I've looked at DR Thomas Pabst book "Tom's Hardware Guide" to no avail, to see if it is possible to allocate more memory from another drive. So I thought I'd try this group. Many thank's to you and Leonard Grey for taking an interest in my problem. I glean from your answers that I shall have to re-format the hard drive. No, I didn't say that. I pointed out there *are* third-party solutions to your problem, and I even mentioned two. it's no problem just annoying to have to re-install all progs etc. What a numptie I am. It's much easier to use a third-party repartitioning program. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: On Thu, 29 May 2008 16:27:01 -0700, Rage for order wrote: I Partitioned my hard drive into "G" Operating system=6 GB, "C" Programs=20.9 GB, "D" Data=11.4GB. How did you come up with that partitioning scheme? There's almost never any advantage to separating installed programs from the operating system. Except for those dual-booting, it's almost always best to have no more than two partitions. Read my thoughts on partitioning at http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=326 Me being a numpty thought that the operating system would not need more than 6GB to operate? It now tells me after a year of use that the system is short of memory! Is it telling you that the system is short of *memory* or is it telling you that the partition containing Windows is short of disk space? Do not mix the two up. Memory (RAM) is very different from disk space. I've deleted Folders such as $NtUninstallKB42773$ etc, but still no joy. Is there any way I can allocate more memory to the "G" partition from the "D" or "C" partition? Or will I have to Format again? Unfortunately, no version of Windows before Vista provides any way of changing the existing partition structure of the drive nondestructively. The only way to do what you want is with third-party software. Partition Magic is the best-known such program, but there are freeware/shareware alternatives. One such program is BootIt Next Generation. It's shareware, but comes with a free 30-day trial, so you should be able to do what you want within that 30 days. I haven't used it myself (because I've never needed to use *any* such program), but it comes highly recommended by several other MVPs here. Whatever software you use, make sure you have a good backup before beginning. Although there's no reason to expect a problem, things *can* go wrong. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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