Re: Using Drive Image to adjust space?

In article <2vagh117g2btpre8osk7ibfqeo6ic2s5m0@xxxxxxx>,
terrypinDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> Following a major crash, my wife recently had a second 40GB HD
> installed. Unfortunately, the installer took the simplest option of
> making the whole new drive a single partition, instead of two of 8GB
> and 32GB, as on the other drive. The organisation is therefore now as
> follows:
>
> HD1
> ---
> C 40GB:Win XP Home SP2, programs and all data
>
> HD2
> ---
> F 8GB: Empty
> G 32GB: Nightly backups of all data and settings from C
>
> That's obviously more secure than before, but I'd like to go further.
> I want to use Drive Image 2002 to copy the OS to F, so that in an
> emergency we could boot up to that instead of C. But DI won't allow
> that. Even though C contains only a TOTAL of about 7GB, and F is 8GB,
> it says there is insufficient space. Presumably it's the *partition*
> size that matters, not the actual size used.
>
> It's been a long time since I last used DI, and I'm nervous about how
> best to proceed at minimum risk. Can I achieve my aim by using the
> facilities under Disk Operations to 'Redistribute free space among
> partitions'? Relatively risk free? Hate to think of the marital
> consequences of wiping WinXP! <g>
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated please.
>
> Terry, UK

if i got you right : you have to delete f: and di will restore an image
to the free space . but be aware of consequences by changing drive
letters and partition-numbers for your os . you'll have to do some
changes in the boot.ini etc. .

excuse my poor english .

--
gruss , wolfgang
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gravity is still alive
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