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How to shrink Windows 7 boot partition with unmovable files
I have just bought an HP laptop with Windows 7 (64 bit). It has a 500 GB HDD with three partitions: a small hidden system partition, a 12 GiB HP recovery partition, and a 450 GiB C: boot partition. I would like to split this large C: partition into two partitions, leaving only 100 GiB for the system, and giving the rest to a new data partition. Although the Windows built-in Disk Management utility has an option to shrink the bootable partition, it only allows me to shrink it roughly by half, even though only 20 GiB on the partition is used. As far as I understand, system unmovable files lie in the middle of the partition, preventing Disk Management utility to do what I want. And since new HP laptops don't come with OS installation disks (they only allow you to create recovery disks yourself), I can't just repartition HDD and then reinstall OS. So, is there a way to shrink the C: bootable partition and preserve Windows 7 working? P.S.: I have tried to use the third-party GParted utilit…
How can I embed programming source code in Powerpoint slide and keep code highlighting?
Is it possible to embed programming source code to Powerpoint slide, and keep code highlighting/coloring?
Mac OS X: Best Way to Make an ISO from a CD or DVD
Both command-line and screen-oriented pointers appreciated! update: I verified the disk utility, hdiutil, and dd methods. dd seems the fastest, 30 minutes on my macbook pro vs. 40 minutes for hdiutil. I was able to simplify dd to use just and For the DVD, I used /dev/disk2. I verified this with and unmounted it first.
Where can I download Windows 7 (legally from Microsoft)?
I just bought a serial for Windows 7 on-line from the Microsoft store (the most painful shopping experience EVER!). I selected that I wanted to download my version of Windows 7 after purchase. After payment, I have listed a Product Key but no download link in sight. Where do I download my Windows 7 ISO to burn to disk? Note: I'm not a Technet or MSDN subscriber.
Find Items in one column that are not in another column
I have two columns in Excel, and I want to find (preferably highlight) the items that are in column B but not in column A. What's the quickest way to do this?
Notepad++ Find in Files Filters
When using Notepad++ Find in Files feature is there a way to adjust the filter, so that it will search more than one filetype (e.g. *.c and *.h)?
Copy-on-select, paste-on-middle-click on Mac OS X?
Is there a way to give OS X the usual X-windows behavior where selecting text in any application automatically copies it to the clipboard, and the middle mouse button automatically pastes it? +C, +V is a little annoying.
How do I create a GIF screencast in Windows?
I need a way to record my Windows desktop and save it as an animated GIF file. Here's an example: I need GIF animations so that they can run from a web page without requiring any plugins. I want to record and save directly as a GIF. How can I create a GIF screencast?
Can Windows tell me what is using my USB drive?
Being the good citizen I am, I left-click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in my taskbar, and select my USB drive to dismount. Then I get the message: Windows can't stop your Generic volume device because it is in use. Close any programs or windows that might be using the device, and then try again later. Of course, being the Operating System, it knows exactly what applications are using my device. So why won't it tell me? Or is there a way that I can find out?
How to list files of a Debian package without install
This command can only list contents of installed packages, but how to list contents of a non-installed package, to preview/examine the package?
How to mount a HFS partition in Ubuntu as Read/Write?
I plugged in my external harddrive (which was formatted on my Mac into HFS+ journaled) to my Ubuntu desktop 9.04 64bit. I am not able to get the drive to mount with write capability, how do I do that? Right now all I'm getting is read access, I tried but that still gave me only read access... ideas??
Setting and getting Windows environment variables from the command prompt?
I want to set an environment variable from the command prompt and then be able to access it globally (for instance, I should see it by going to System -> Environment Variables). When I use the set command, it isn't accessible in a new cmd session. Related questions: Is there any command line tool that can be used to edit environment variables in Windows? Setting multiple environment variables in a shell spawned via windows batch script
How to force Internet Explorer (IE) to REALLY reload the page?
When using Internet Explorer 8 to test my web application I often find it doesn't reload the page, so I don't see my changes. This has resulted in a lot of wasted time and frustration wondering why my fix "didn't work" - when in fact the browser never loaded the fixed version. I've tried the Refresh button. I've tried F5, Control-F5, Control-R, Control-Shift-R, holding Control while clicking the Refresh button, everything I could think of - it doesn't actually load the new contents from the server. I've confirmed this with Fiddler. How do I tell IE "I don't care what you think you have cached, I want to reload the page - no really, I mean it this time, honest-to-God, I want you to actually go to the server and download everything again"?
Where should the .vimrc file be located on Windows 7?
I recently installed vim on Windows 7 as a stand-alone binary. Where should I put my .vimrc file?
How can I unzip a .tar.gz in one step (using 7-Zip)?
I am using 7-Zip on Windows XP and whenever I download a .tar.gz file it takes me two steps to completely extract the file(s). I right-click on the file and choose 7-Zip --> Extract Here from the context menu. I then take the resulting file and the right-click again and choose 7-Zip --> Extract Here from the context menu. Is there a way through the context menu to do this in one step?
How do I do comments at a Windows command prompt?
What's the equivalent of for Windows console sessions, to create a comment? The operating system is Windows XP.
Can I delete the folder "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\$PatchCache$"?
This folder is taking up nearly a GB of my C partition. Is it possible to just delete it?
How can I diff two XML files?
On Linux, how could I generate a diff between two XML files? Ideally, I would like to be able configure it to some things strict, or loosen some things, like whitespace, or attribute order. I'll often care that the files are functionally the same, but diff by itself, would be annoying to use, especially if the XML file doesn't have a lot of linebreaks. For example, the following should really be okay to me:
Search through text files in Mac OS X
Is there a way to search through all the text files in a folder (and subfolders) for a specific string or bit of text in Mac OS X?
How can I create a non-login user?
I'd like to create a user and a group both called on a RHEL 5 system. I looked at the man page for and I guess the command would be just be... However, not sure how to avoid creating a home dir. Also, I don't want it to be a user that can log in to the system. The main purpose is just to provide an owner for a SVN repository.