"Zack Barresse" <firefytr@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thank you for responding!
>
> I couldn't get Acronis to work, tried that. Couldn't get the Gpart to get
> working either (maybe it's just me).
My mind is boggled.
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> Problem with this is the XP partition is my main boot partition. So I
> can't delete it (well, I could, but I'd have to run the Vista startup
> recovery tool) without giving my laptop nothing to recognize/boot to.
To resize partitions, nothing needs to get deleted. Very mysterious.
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> Would a complete format be better here I'm wondering?? I'm leaning that
> way. It was a dumb idea to do the 64 bit anyway. I more or less just
> wanted to try it. Re-tard-ed. 
>
> --
> Zack Barresse Starting with a clean slate ( complete format) is always in style over here.
Why hasn't 64-bit worked out for you?
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> "NetLink_Blue" <PcjTv@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%2328eFyMqIHA.3408@xxxxxx Quote:
>> GPart partition manager can do this for you. Recently I used Partition
>> Manager and Acronis Disk Suite managers because I had access to these
>> discs.
>>
>> The pucker factor can be high. Especially when you first boot-up after
>> resizing. All my Windows OS's came back with a "found new hardware"
>> message. But all was well ...
>>
>> Link Blue
>>
>>
>> "Zack Barresse" <firefytr@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:8235AFD0-EE86-4802-8FD3-098960A43358@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> Anybody out there......
>>>
>>> "Zack Barresse" <firefytr@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:483598BC-25F6-48CE-A784-8CD6549A20F4@xxxxxx
>>>>I have a partition on my laptop with Vista 64-bit as my main OS. The
>>>>second partition is an XP build (32-bit). I want to resize the XP
>>>>partition but the built in Vista disk management controls keep bringing
>>>>back an error. I'm thinking about reformatting and putting on a 32-bit
>>>>Vista. Any pointers or know how I can resize w/o formatting? Any help
>>>>would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Zack Barresse
>>>> Microsoft MVP (Excel)
>>>
>> >