How to create NFTS partitions without Windows installed

norberto · 01-13-2003, 01:40 PM

Hi,

I had to return my boot hard drive due to defective operation. I was able to create a Norton Ghost image of the boot partition, so that I can restore my system without having to reinstall it.

As I created a partition image (and not a disk image), I guess I'll have to create a partition first, before restoring it. Besides that, as the new disk is larger (80Gb vs 60Gb), I'm going to modify my partition sizing scheme so that the C: gets more space.

My question is: how can I create an NTFS partition without having Windows (Xp Pro in my case) installed? Is there a tool similar to fdisk that allows me to create the desired partitions?

Best regards,

Norberto Henriques

Vric · 01-13-2003, 01:42 PM

partition Magic

norberto · 01-13-2003, 01:50 PM

And how can I run Partition Magic without Windows? Do I have to install it on another PC and create some sort of boot disk?

Best regards,

Norberto Henriques

**pointreyes** · 01-13-2003, 01:57 PM

AHLnut · 01-13-2003, 02:45 PM

Norton Ghost 2002 and later can create it for you. Just run it from the floppy and you should see how easy it is

You can make the drive as 1 partition or create a smaller "c" partition. If creating a smaller "c" partition, just select "from image to partition.

If creating one partition on disk, just select "from image to disk"
Hope this helps.

Tranced_abx · 01-14-2003, 03:53 AM

http://www.23cc.com/free-fdisk/

you can create and modify all partitions with that free fdisk

1st: create a partition

2nd: modify it to a NTFS partition

other option is with the windows 2000 or XP installation, you can create/format partitions witht he installer

norberto · 01-14-2003, 11:24 AM

Thank you all for your answer.

I'll try to use the Norton Ghost feature, as I'm already using it. I did not even think that it could do the trick because this tool is somehow tricky, and a minor mistake can lead to catastrophic results (for instance, I misinterpreted the manual and did a partition backup to another partition, instead of to a file. Gladly I did that to an empty partition, for testing purposes).

Best regards,

Norberto Henriques

01-13-2003, 01:40 PM	#1
norberto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 133	How to create NFTS partitions without Windows installed Hi, I had to return my boot hard drive due to defective operation. I was able to create a Norton Ghost image of the boot partition, so that I can restore my system without having to reinstall it. As I created a partition image (and not a disk image), I guess I'll have to create a partition first, before restoring it. Besides that, as the new disk is larger (80Gb vs 60Gb), I'm going to modify my partition sizing scheme so that the C: gets more space. My question is: how can I create an NTFS partition without having Windows (Xp Pro in my case) installed? Is there a tool similar to fdisk that allows me to create the desired partitions? Best regards, Norberto Henriques __________________ Intel Pentium 4 2.4B C1 MSI 845PE Max2 FIR / 2x 512 Mb DDR333 Kingston HDD 2x WD 80 Gb 800JB/ WD 120Gb 1200BB MSI GeForce Ti4200 G4Ti4200-VTP 128Mb DVD Toshiba SD-M1712 / CDRW TEAC W540E Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Pinnacle Studio DC10+
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norberto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 133	And how can I run Partition Magic without Windows? Do I have to install it on another PC and create some sort of boot disk? Best regards, Norberto Henriques __________________ Intel Pentium 4 2.4B C1 MSI 845PE Max2 FIR / 2x 512 Mb DDR333 Kingston HDD 2x WD 80 Gb 800JB/ WD 120Gb 1200BB MSI GeForce Ti4200 G4Ti4200-VTP 128Mb DVD Toshiba SD-M1712 / CDRW TEAC W540E Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Pinnacle Studio DC10+
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AHLnut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,124	Norton Ghost 2002 and later can create it for you. Just run it from the floppy and you should see how easy it is You can make the drive as 1 partition or create a smaller "c" partition. If creating a smaller "c" partition, just select "from image to partition. If creating one partition on disk, just select "from image to disk" Hope this helps. __________________ System 1 Asus A8N-SLI Premium - AMD X2 3800+ - OCZ 2x1GB EL Platinum - 2 BFG 7800GT OC in SLI - Soundblaster X-Fi - 2 36 GB Raptor in Raid 0 - WD 400KD - WD 250JB - Plextor PS-716A - Plextor 48x24x48 - Antec Neo-Power 480 - Antec Super Lanboy - WinXP Pro SP2. System 2 Abit IC7 - 3.0C Intel CPU - 2x512 Geil Golden Dragon DDR433 - BFG 6800 GT OC - WD 200JB - Seagate 200GB 7200.7 - 3COM 905CX-TXNM NIC(PCI 2) - Audigy 2(PCI 3) - Plextor PX-708A DVD+- RW combo drive - Plextor 48x24x48 CD-RW drive - Antec 3700BQE case with TP430 PSU - XP SP2 slipstreamed.
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01-14-2003, 03:53 AM	#6
Tranced_abx Who, me? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: N51°34'01.5" E5°03'54.9" Posts: 1,631	http://www.23cc.com/free-fdisk/ you can create and modify all partitions with that free fdisk 1st: create a partition 2nd: modify it to a NTFS partition other option is with the windows 2000 or XP installation, you can create/format partitions witht he installer __________________ Laptop: P4 3.2/800 HT 1Gb DDR400 60gb 7200rpm Server: Asus S-Presso P4 2.8/800 HT 512MB DDR400 250GB SATA
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norberto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Portugal Posts: 133	Thank you all for your answer. I'll try to use the Norton Ghost feature, as I'm already using it. I did not even think that it could do the trick because this tool is somehow tricky, and a minor mistake can lead to catastrophic results (for instance, I misinterpreted the manual and did a partition backup to another partition, instead of to a file. Gladly I did that to an empty partition, for testing purposes). Best regards, Norberto Henriques __________________ Intel Pentium 4 2.4B C1 MSI 845PE Max2 FIR / 2x 512 Mb DDR333 Kingston HDD 2x WD 80 Gb 800JB/ WD 120Gb 1200BB MSI GeForce Ti4200 G4Ti4200-VTP 128Mb DVD Toshiba SD-M1712 / CDRW TEAC W540E Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Pinnacle Studio DC10+
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