[ltp] Partition Magic/Partition-It/Fips & Win XP

[Norman Levin]

Kristjan Onu wrote:
>> It's not obvious to me how getting recovery CDs is a substitute for a
>> second HDD or partitioning software. With the recovery CDs I was sent
>> for an A31p, I could only reformat the _entire_ HDD and then install
>> XP.

** the recover CDs I received for the T23 said it was going to clear the disk,
but
it ONLY clears the first primary partition - that is it messes with C:  That's
it.
Never touched my D partition or any of my linux partitions.
norm

>>
>> Is it possible to separate these two steps? Can the recovery CDs
>> be used to reformat only portions of the HDD? Using the CDs I
>> received (IBM P/N 01R5301 and IBM P/N 01R5302) I didn't see how this
>> could be done.
>>
>> Kristjan
>>
>> PS. With regards to partitioning software, is there free software
>> that allows resizing XP-type NTFS partitions? When I looked, I
>> couldn't find anything (and decided Paragon's Partition Manager was
>> "best".)
>>
>> D. Sen wrote (on Tue, Jul  2 at 18:48):
>>> Excellent. Just ordered the recovery CD for the T30.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the second hard drive idea.
>>>
>>> DS
>>> Rob Mayoff wrote:
>>>> +---------- On Jul 2, D. Sen said:
>>>>
>>>>> Getting a second Hard Drive is an excellent idea. (I have a 10
>>>>> Gig Hard drive from a TP600 from ages ago that I could use). Any
>>>>> idea how I could copy over the hidden partition that contains the
>>>>> backup preinstall data?
>>>>
>>>> Not really.  I ordered the recovery CDs for my A30p from IBM, and
>>>> they didn't charge me (not even for shipping).
>>
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