Patition resizing software - opinions

> I'm gonna install latest version of Vista so I need to resize a
> partition.
> I've got XP all alone on a 141gb partition and rather than image
> it,repartition and reinstall, I just visited BootIt NG and UBCD
> http://67.19.82.66/ubcd/website/index.html to check the free software.
>
> Any opinions on freeware ?- good or bad - easy to use etc on any of
> these:
> BootIt NG
> Ranish Partition Manager 2.40
> TestDisk 6.2
> Partition Resizer 1.3.4
> Active@ Partition Recovery
>
> Both drives are NTFS
> Drive 1 has 2 installs of XP(C) and E (old XP install) and a
> library(D).
> Drive 2 = X64 ( E = 25 gb) and XP SP2 ( F= 141gb)
> I want to resize F to be ~ 25gb and then make 2 new partitions on Drive
> 2 - Vista and a library. So I expect to use the program to resize F- get
> the 2 new partitions on there and then I'm done with it ( so that's why
> I didn't want to spend ~$50 for the solution).
> I figured both X64 installs to go on the same drive. Drive 1 WAS a
> standalone XP/ X64 drive that I'm reusing to see differences between X64
> and Vista.
> Plan B : I could use Norton Ghost to image F - save the install to
> CD/DVD and when Vista trial is over, restore it there .
>
>

> I'm gonna install latest version of Vista so I need to resize a
> partition.
> I've got XP all alone on a 141gb partition and rather than image
> it,repartition and reinstall, I just visited BootIt NG and UBCD
> http://67.19.82.66/ubcd/website/index.html to check the free software.
>
> Any opinions on freeware ?- good or bad - easy to use etc on any of
> these:
> BootIt NG
> Ranish Partition Manager 2.40
> TestDisk 6.2
> Partition Resizer 1.3.4
> Active@ Partition Recovery
>
> Both drives are NTFS
> Drive 1 has 2 installs of XP(C) and E (old XP install) and a
> library(D).
> Drive 2 = X64 ( E = 25 gb) and XP SP2 ( F= 141gb)
> I want to resize F to be ~ 25gb and then make 2 new partitions on Drive
> 2 - Vista and a library. So I expect to use the program to resize F- get
> the 2 new partitions on there and then I'm done with it ( so that's why
> I didn't want to spend ~$50 for the solution).
> I figured both X64 installs to go on the same drive. Drive 1 WAS a
> standalone XP/ X64 drive that I'm reusing to see differences between X64
> and Vista.
> Plan B : I could use Norton Ghost to image F - save the install to
> CD/DVD and when Vista trial is over, restore it there .

> of the non-free partition tools, I'm partial to Acronis Disk Director. And it runs in XP x64.
> However, with all of these tools, you can use them to change partition sizes and number, but
> then you should use Vista to recreate and reformat any partition you're going to use for
> Vista. I've seen a number of issues with folks who used one of these tools to
> non-destructively rearrange their partitions, but then had boot issues when Vista was
> installed into a partition that had been created with the tool. Using the partition tool to
> do the re-arrangement, but then using Vista during the installation process to drop and
> recreate the partition is a better bet.

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> news:uEfYKBUmGHA.2372@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> of the non-free partition tools, I'm partial to Acronis Disk Director.
>> And it runs in XP x64. However, with all of these tools, you can use
>> them to change partition sizes and number, but then you should use Vista
>> to recreate and reformat any partition you're going to use for Vista.
>> I've seen a number of issues with folks who used one of these tools to
>> non-destructively rearrange their partitions, but then had boot issues
>> when Vista was installed into a partition that had been created with the
>> tool. Using the partition tool to do the re-arrangement, but then using
>> Vista during the installation process to drop and recreate the partition
>> is a better bet.

>
> I used Acronis to resize Vista's partition, I added more space.
> I did this via WinXP.
>
> Upon rebooting, I was told winload.exe could not be found
> Was able to boot back to XP. Stuck in the Vista installation
> disk and ran the cmd "d:\boot\bootsect /nt60 F:" That fixed
> it for me.
>
> Resizing partitions can be a scary thing.
>
> -Michael

> Good information. And yes, it can be scary. But we all have current, verified backups before
> we do such things, right? <g>
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>
>
> MICHAEL wrote:

>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
>> news:uEfYKBUmGHA.2372@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> of the non-free partition tools, I'm partial to Acronis Disk Director.
>>> And it runs in XP x64. However, with all of these tools, you can use
>>> them to change partition sizes and number, but then you should use Vista
>>> to recreate and reformat any partition you're going to use for Vista.
>>> I've seen a number of issues with folks who used one of these tools to
>>> non-destructively rearrange their partitions, but then had boot issues
>>> when Vista was installed into a partition that had been created with the
>>> tool. Using the partition tool to do the re-arrangement, but then using
>>> Vista during the installation process to drop and recreate the partition
>>> is a better bet.

>>
>> I used Acronis to resize Vista's partition, I added more space.
>> I did this via WinXP.
>>
>> Upon rebooting, I was told winload.exe could not be found
>> Was able to boot back to XP. Stuck in the Vista installation
>> disk and ran the cmd "d:\boot\bootsect /nt60 F:" That fixed
>> it for me.
>>
>> Resizing partitions can be a scary thing.
>>
>> -Michael

>
>

> Absolutely! Although, I learned that lesson the hard
> way- a few times- before I got into the habit of making
> backups.
>
> -Michael
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> news:OTMXtVUmGHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Good information. And yes, it can be scary. But we all have current,
>> verified backups before we do such things, right? <g>
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>
>>
>> MICHAEL wrote:

>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
>>> message news:uEfYKBUmGHA.2372@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> of the non-free partition tools, I'm partial to Acronis Disk Director.
>>>> And it runs in XP x64. However, with all of these tools, you can use
>>>> them to change partition sizes and number, but then you should use
>>>> Vista to recreate and reformat any partition you're going to use for
>>>> Vista. I've seen a number of issues with folks who used one of these
>>>> tools to non-destructively rearrange their partitions, but then had
>>>> boot issues when Vista was installed into a partition that had been
>>>> created with the tool. Using the partition tool to do the
>>>> re-arrangement, but then using Vista during the installation process
>>>> to drop and recreate the partition is a better bet.
>>>
>>> I used Acronis to resize Vista's partition, I added more space.
>>> I did this via WinXP.
>>>
>>> Upon rebooting, I was told winload.exe could not be found
>>> Was able to boot back to XP. Stuck in the Vista installation
>>> disk and ran the cmd "d:\boot\bootsect /nt60 F:" That fixed
>>> it for me.
>>>
>>> Resizing partitions can be a scary thing.
>>>
>>> -Michael

>
> MICHAEL wrote:

>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
>> message
>> news:uEfYKBUmGHA.2372@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> of the non-free partition tools, I'm partial to Acronis Disk
>>> Director.
>>> And it runs in XP x64. However, with all of these tools, you can use
>>> them to change partition sizes and number, but then you should use
>>> Vista
>>> to recreate and reformat any partition you're going to use for
>>> Vista.
>>> I've seen a number of issues with folks who used one of these tools
>>> to
>>> non-destructively rearrange their partitions, but then had boot
>>> issues
>>> when Vista was installed into a partition that had been created with
>>> the
>>> tool. Using the partition tool to do the re-arrangement, but then
>>> using
>>> Vista during the installation process to drop and recreate the
>>> partition
>>> is a better bet.

>>
>> I used Acronis to resize Vista's partition, I added more space.
>> I did this via WinXP.
>>
>> Upon rebooting, I was told winload.exe could not be found
>> Was able to boot back to XP. Stuck in the Vista installation
>> disk and ran the cmd "d:\boot\bootsect /nt60 F:" That fixed
>> it for me.
>>
>> Resizing partitions can be a scary thing.
>>
>> -Michael

>
>

> of the non-free partition tools, I'm partial to Acronis Disk Director. And
> it runs in XP x64. However, with all of these tools, you can use them to
> change partition sizes and number, but then you should use Vista to
> recreate and reformat any partition you're going to use for Vista. I've
> seen a number of issues with folks who used one of these tools to
> non-destructively rearrange their partitions, but then had boot issues
> when Vista was installed into a partition that had been created with the
> tool. Using the partition tool to do the re-arrangement, but then using
> Vista during the installation process to drop and recreate the partition
> is a better bet.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>
>
> - Bobb - wrote:

>> I'm gonna install latest version of Vista so I need to resize a
>> partition.
>> I've got XP all alone on a 141gb partition and rather than image
>> it,repartition and reinstall, I just visited BootIt NG and UBCD
>> http://67.19.82.66/ubcd/website/index.html to check the free software.
>>
>> Any opinions on freeware ?- good or bad - easy to use etc on any of
>> these:
>> BootIt NG
>> Ranish Partition Manager 2.40
>> TestDisk 6.2
>> Partition Resizer 1.3.4
>> Active@ Partition Recovery
>>
>> Both drives are NTFS
>> Drive 1 has 2 installs of XP(C) and E (old XP install) and a
>> library(D).
>> Drive 2 = X64 ( E = 25 gb) and XP SP2 ( F= 141gb)
>> I want to resize F to be ~ 25gb and then make 2 new partitions on Drive
>> 2 - Vista and a library. So I expect to use the program to resize F- get
>> the 2 new partitions on there and then I'm done with it ( so that's why
>> I didn't want to spend ~$50 for the solution).
>> I figured both X64 installs to go on the same drive. Drive 1 WAS a
>> standalone XP/ X64 drive that I'm reusing to see differences between X64
>> and Vista.
>> Plan B : I could use Norton Ghost to image F - save the install to
>> CD/DVD and when Vista trial is over, restore it there .

>
>