[Simply Computers] Re: Partion

 

If you don't mind my offering a solution instead of Bryce, you can shrink your C: partition and create a D: partition in the empty space with many programs, one of which is the free "Partition Magic" from www.easeus.com

Here:

http://www.easeus.com/download.htm

rogerX

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, tousainte <draytonbond@...> wrote:
>
> Hi B.Welkin.. brings up a question. I just formatted a lap top
> forgot to make a partition so I have only "C" If I would have
> created a "D" partition I could save things there and if " C "
> crashed or I needed to format " C " it " D " would remain intact.
> Is there a way now that it is installed to create a partition?
> Or is that only possible during installation? thanx
>
>
> On 7/3/2011 9:08 AM, B Welkin wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Since your objective seems to be to run DOS
> > dependent software why not create a Virtual DOS partition?
> >
> > BTW you cannot just "format" a CD except by using
> > CD burning tools designed for the purpose. I use
> > Nero (ver 6 [yeah, yeah, I know]) and there is an
> > option to burn either a bootable CD or DVD. I
> > have to point to the appropriate system files such as IO.sys etc.
> >
> > Here is a good web site to assist (and explain)
> > in making bootdisks for various OSes: http://www.bootdisk.com/
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > ...Bryce
> >
> > At 09:11 AM 7/3/2011, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >Dear Vincent,made a
> > >I have s/w which can be run in MSDOS Os only.
> > >All systems are running in winxp. I am having
> > >one HDD having dos os on it. The s/w is running
> > >well If I boot thru hdd with dos os. I want to
> > >run the s/w thru CD only which contains this s/w
> > >and related data without changing hdd having
> > >winxp os. To get bootable cd, I had boot thru
> > >HDD with dos os and also run device driver
> > >vide-cdd.sys and mscdex to datect cd drive in
> > >dos os. Now CD drive is detected and it shows
> > >contents on it thru command DIR E:\ .To make
> > >bootable cd I had tried to format blank cd with
> > >command format e:/u/s.It show msg. Cannot format network drive.
> > >In short I want to boot system thru  DOS
> > >bootable cd though the system hdd is having win xp os.
> > >Pl help.
> > >
> > >--- On Sat, 7/2/11, Vincent Winterling
> > ><<mailto:vwinterling%40verizon.net>vwinterling@...
> > <mailto:vwinterling%40verizon.net>> wrote:
> > >It's not clear to me what you're trying to do.
> > >If you could tell us some of what you've done and what you want to
> > achieve
> > >perhaps we can help.
> > >
> > >
> > >[mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of chandu tilak
> > >Hi,
> > >I had tried to make MSDos cd from Hdd having DOS
> > >os. It says Can't format Network drive.
> > >Is there any other way to do the same?. I want to run some dos based
> > >software from cd only.
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
>
>
>
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