How to resize (for next reboot) a partition on a remote computer from running WinXP?

[Guest Leslie Brooks]

I have a friend sitting far away from my home. He is not a computer expert

but wants to follow my advise to split his (only) current partition (C:)

into two partitions (C: and D:).

 

I would do such an operation from a bootable CD with Partition magic

or Paragon Partition Manager.

 

Howver as I said before I am NOT sitting in front of this computer and he

can not do such operations like choosing extend partition and create logical and ...

 

So I am searching for a way to tell his computer (through remote session)

from a running session to do the patition resize+creation at next startup/boot.

 

In detail the following should be done:

 

1.) Shrink partition C: from 80 GB to 15 GB

2.) Create extended partition in the new unassigned area

3.) Create logical partition D: in thejust created extended partition

4.) format D: with NTFS

 

Can I do all this from a running WinXP?

 

I could imagine that there is a built-in command program which

uses a script at next boot time to perform all these operations.

 

Les

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: How to resize (for next reboot) a partition on a remote computer from running WinXP?

 

Re: How to resize (for next reboot) a partition on a remote computer from running WinXP?

 

 

"Leslie Brooks" <les@adventure.com> wrote in message

news:47d436fa$0$14396$9b4e6d93@newsspool3.arcor-online.net...

>I have a friend sitting far away from my home. He is not a computer expert

> but wants to follow my advise to split his (only) current partition (C:)

> into two partitions (C: and D:).

>

> I would do such an operation from a bootable CD with Partition magic

> or Paragon Partition Manager.

>

> Howver as I said before I am NOT sitting in front of this computer and he

> can not do such operations like choosing extend partition and create

> logical and ...

>

> So I am searching for a way to tell his computer (through remote session)

> from a running session to do the patition resize+creation at next

> startup/boot.

>

> In detail the following should be done:

>

> 1.) Shrink partition C: from 80 GB to 15 GB

> 2.) Create extended partition in the new unassigned area

> 3.) Create logical partition D: in thejust created extended partition

> 4.) format D: with NTFS

>

> Can I do all this from a running WinXP?

>

> I could imagine that there is a built-in command program which

> uses a script at next boot time to perform all these operations.

>

> Les

>

 

You best bet is probably to do this:

a) Perform the operation yourself on a similar machine so

that know that you have all the tools.

b) Perform the operation again on your own machine while

talking your friend through the process.

 

Make sure you cover emergecies such as the machine refusing

to reboot after the resize.

 

BTW, corr-posting is a fine thing when used in moderation.