How to resize the primary Windows XP partition?
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I just cloned my failing 250 GB hard drive onto a 500 GB hard drive (so I wouldn't have to re-install everything, etc.), but now the drive only thinks it is 250 GB. How do I tell it about the other 250 GB of space available on the drive? Preferably I'd like to just resize the partition so it takes …
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You cannot resize Windows system partition while being booted from that partition, so you should use an external tool for this purpose. Personally, I prefer PartedMagic: it is a very good and stable Linux-based partitioning tool which you can start …
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