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Answer» <html><body><p>A good result! <br/><br/>Quote</p><blockquote>So what's the best way to transfer free space from my other partitions to the c: drive?</blockquote><br/>I guess all you can do is put C drive junk onto your other partition or go down the partition resizing path again.<br/>I have never had complete success trying to change partitions after windows has been installed but I haven't tried for a few years so maybe now the partitioning software has improved.<br/><br/>I'll be interested to see how you go because I would like to create an extra partition on my drive.Quote<blockquote>So I fixed it. <br/><br/>I opened up the computer, reseated the ram, took out the system battery, and reset CMOS. After that, i was able to boot up to the point where the computer would freeze on the Partition Commander software screen.<br/><br/>I was finally back at square one - or so I thought. I had always noticed that my keyboard light and laser mouse never lit up and it dawned on me that the computer wasn't detecting the USB hardware. So I plugged in PS/2 hardware and while the mouse still didn't work, the keyboard did. I exited the software, got back to windows and deleted Partition Commander. <br/><br/>Now I'm back to normal, but still low on C: memory. <br/>So what's the best way to transfer free space from my other partitions to the c: drive?<br/><br/>And thanks for the help, guys. I feel really stupid. <br/></blockquote><br/><br/>Hey! Good for you!<br/><br/>I should have said - NEVER use anything other than a PS2 keybard and mouse when doing this sort of work. I won't have wireless accessories, they're just too much trouble.<br/><br/>So, it isn't memory it is FREE-SPACE.<br/><br/>What have you got on the C: drive that doesn't need to be there, or do you need more space anyway?<br/><br/>You can move the My Documents folder, Email folder, Temporazry Internet Folder and Paging file to other partitions and do a cleanup as shown on the link below.<br/><br/>Never having used Partition Commander but having used other partition resizers I can tell you that, unlike many other programs, programs for partion work need to be studied VERY carefully before using.<br/><br/>It is also better to stick with the PS2 equipment, disconnect from the internet physically, and - remove - your anti-virus program to prevent it interfering with the process, especially on re-boot.<br/><br/>So now that you have got it back up again you need to decide how much space you need to have on C:<br/><br/>It is currently 5 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gb-467864" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GB">GB</a> or 5120 MB and I suggest that you really need 8 GB or 8192 MB so you need to shrink one of your other partitions (WITHIN IN THE EXTENDED PARTITION) by 3072 MB first of all.<br/><br/>Then it must not be butted up against the C: drive partition so you need to move/slide this/these partitions to the back of the drive.<br/><br/>Then you need to shrink the Extended partition so that it properly encompasses the Logical drives and so that it leaves room for the C: drive to grow.<br/><br/>All you have to do then is to use the maximum space available (It might not show precisely as 3072 MB) so that the C: drive butts up against the Extended partition.<br/><br/>Easy!<br/><br/>Now re-install your AV program, re-connect, update the AV program and run a scan as soon as you can.<br/><br/>1. Shrink drive D: by 3072 MB<br/><br/>(C: drive partition){(Logi drive D:)----(Logical drive E:)} <br/><br/>Where{} {Shows the extent of the Extended partition} and ---- shows the space<br/><br/>2. Slide drive D: to *censored* up against drive E:.<br/><br/>(C: drive partition){----(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)}<br/><br/>3. Shrink the Extended partition.<br/><br/>(C: drive partition)----{(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)}<br/><br/>4. Make the C: drive partition larger to use all of the free-space.<br/><br/>(C: drive partition----){(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)}<br/><br/>Here ---- shows the 3072 MB (approx) added to drive C:Quote<blockquote>A good result! <br/><br/>I guess all you can do is put C drive junk onto your other partition or go down the partition resizing path again.<br/>I have never had complete success trying to change partitions after windows has been installed but I haven't tried for a few years so maybe now the partitioning software has improved.<br/><br/>I'll be interested to see how you go because I would like to create an extra partition on my drive.</blockquote><br/><br/>What is your current layout FED?<br/>Quote<blockquote>So I fixed it. <br/><br/>I opened up the computer, reseated the ram, took out the system battery, and reset CMOS. After that, i was able to boot up to the point where the computer would freeze on the Partition Commander software screen.<br/><br/>I was finally back at square one - or so I thought. I had always noticed that my keyboard light and laser mouse never lit up and it dawned on me that the computer wasn't detecting the USB hardware. So I plugged in PS/2 hardware and while the mouse still didn't work, the keyboard did. I exited the software, got back to windows and deleted Partition Commander. <br/><br/>Now I'm back to normal, but still low on C: memory. <br/>So what's the best way to transfer free space from my other partitions to the c: drive?<br/><br/>And thanks for the help, guys. I feel really stupid. <br/></blockquote><br/><br/>Good you fixed the bios problem by a reset of the bios (didn’t think of that )<br/>And you uninstalled the software by using a ps/2 keyboard.<br/><br/>Make more room on the c: del the temp files (temp, Temporary Internet Files and recycle bin) of all users. In win xp:<br/>Temp dir C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\Local Settings\Temp<br/>Temporary Internet Files C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files<br/>If you didn’t do this already.<br/><br/>Remove the program’s you don’t use <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/anymore-2436411" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ANYMORE">ANYMORE</a>. <br/>You can move the Pagefile (windows hard <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/disk-244471" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DISK">DISK</a> memory) to a adder partition.<br/><br/>Repartitioning hard disks:<br/>The room you want to ad to c: you take from d: or e:<br/>I use Partition magic to partition and repartition my hard drives without any problems when Windows XP is running.<br/>Your current hard disk \disks layout is:<br/>Quote<blockquote>Hard Drive 1: Seagate Barricuda - 5G dedicated to OS, 40G dedicated to programs, 45G dedicated to media <br/>Hard Drive 2: Maxtor (30G for media only)</blockquote><br/>Code: <a>[Select]</a><br/>Take room from D: and ad to C:<br/>1. Shrink drive D: by 3072 MB <br/> (C: drive partition){(Logi drive D:)----(Logical drive E:)} <br/> Where{} {Shows the extent of the Extended partition} and ---- shows the space <br/> 2. Slide drive D: to *censored* up against drive E:. <br/> (C: drive partition){----(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)} <br/> 3. Shrink the Extended partition. <br/> (C: drive partition)----{(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)} <br/> 4. Make the C: drive partition larger to use all of the free-space. <br/> (C: drive partition----){(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)} <br/> Here ---- shows the 3072 MB (approx) added to drive C:<br/><br/>Or take room from E: and ad to C:<br/> 1. Shrink drive E: by 3072 MB <br/> (C: drive partition){(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)----} <br/> 2. Slide drive E: to the end of the disk<br/> (C: drive partition){(Logi drive D:)----(Logical drive E:)} <br/> 3. Slide drive D: to *censored* up against drive E:. <br/> (C: drive partition){----(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)} <br/> 4. Shrink the Extended partition. <br/> (C: drive partition)----{(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)} <br/> 5. Make the C: drive partition larger to use all of the free-space. <br/> (C: drive partition----){(Logi drive D:)(Logical drive E:)} <br/> Here ---- shows the 3072 MB (approx) added to drive C:<br/><strong>Pretty simple here Mac, W2K on C drive.</strong><br/><br/>Field Value<br/>Computer <br/>Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional<br/>OS Service Pack Service Pack 4<br/>DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)<br/>Computer Name EDDIE-XS6QT4QNA<br/>User Name Eddie<br/> <br/>Motherboard <br/>CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2400 MHz (18 x 133)<br/>Motherboard Name Asus P4P800 Deluxe (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 WiFi, 4 DDR DIMM, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/audio-245346" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AUDIO">AUDIO</a>, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)<br/>Motherboard Chipset Intel Springdale i865PE<br/>System Memory 512 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)<br/>BIOS Type AMI (08/20/03)<br/>Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)<br/>Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)<br/>Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)<br/> <br/>Display <br/>Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X (128 MB)<br/>3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X<br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/monitor-563344" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MONITOR">MONITOR</a> Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (CX 276964)<br/> <br/>Multimedia <br/>Audio Adapter Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-2/A-3]<br/> <br/>Storage <br/>IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers<br/>Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive<br/>Disk Drive WDC WD800JB-00CRA1 (74 GB, IDE)<br/>Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8520B (52x/24x/52x CD-RW)<br/>SMART Hard Disks Status OK<br/> <br/>Partitions <br/>C: (NTFS) 76308 MB (64079 MB free)<br/> <br/>Input <br/>Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard<br/>Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse<br/> <br/>Network <br/>Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (202.172.109.169)<br/>Modem Standard 56000 bps K56Flex Modem<br/> <br/>Peripherals <br/>USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]<br/>USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]<br/>USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]<br/>USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]<br/>USB2 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-2/A-3]<br/><br/></body></html>


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