Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system

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On 2024-12-25 18:08, Paul wrote:

...

> It's the same anywhere, YOU test the quality in, because
> people you cannot see, may or may not care all that much.
> In the previous paragraphs, are two diametrically opposed results.
> Careful developers and... the other kind.
> 
> If you use a third party tool, it can take part time testing
> for months, to conclude what kind of developers they were.

The first time I shrinked a partition was in 1998. Back then, you needed 
a small partition before the 1024 cylinder, but could be a tiny one, 
used for /boot. So sometimes you needed to shrink a bit the beginning of 
the Windows partition, then a large portion at the end. Could be a large 
portion at the end, and then shift everything a cylinder or two.

The limitation came because the BIOS could not read beyond the 1024 
cylinder or something like that.

I used, I think, Partition Magic in Windows. Is this tool still around?

Things are easier now.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-24 20:12 -0500
  Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-25 12:08 -0500
    Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-25 19:26 +0100
      Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-25 18:00 -0500
    Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system Salvador Mirzo <smirzo@example.com> - 2024-12-25 22:09 -0300
    Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-25 21:58 -0500
      Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-12-26 07:32 -0500
        Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-26 14:30 +0100
          Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-26 10:48 -0500
            Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-12-26 20:49 +0000
              Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2024-12-26 16:53 -0500
            Re: Fwd: shrink drive c: to install a new operating system "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-26 22:06 +0100

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