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    Unable to Resize Primary Partition

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ashrafneo, Sep 26, 2008.

  1. ashrafneo

    ashrafneo Notebook Guru

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    I want to install 2 Linux Distros and Windows XP on to my XPSm1530 HD. I do not want to reformat my vista partition. I have tried gParted Live CD, Windows Disk Management to Resize my primary partition and I am unable to reduce the size. I don't know if I should defragment and try again. Please help me.
     
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    Ubuntu has a built in partition re-sizer.
     
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    YEah Ubuntu uses gParted, which doesn't work. I tried degragging and that didn't work. I guess I will have to backup and reformat.
     
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    What kind of error message are you receiving?
     
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    There is no error message just the resize part is grayed out.
    When I try to resize through Windows Disk Management.
    I get the maximum number of reclaimable space is 165MB. I don't know what the problem is.
     
    ashrafneo, Sep 26, 2008
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    disk mang will only allow 4 partitions.
     
    bikerboy94, Sep 28, 2008
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    Yeah I know that you can only have 4 primary partitions. I have only 2 partitions at this time. I think it is the defragmentation that didnt go properly I will try to defrag again and see.
     
    ashrafneo, Sep 28, 2008
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