Partitioning software

[jayclark]

I like to fiddle around with other os such as Linux distros and Windows Clones. Is there any free partioning software that is easy to use?

[Welshjim]

I have not used any of them, but here is a list of such free programs
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...oning+software
If you want to use any of them, be sure to scan for viruses before installation. Probably also good to have spyware detectors (AdWare or SpybotS&D) and SpywareBlaster installed with latest updates. Much "Freeware" also installs spyware.
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

And you can check the freeware out at
http://www.spychecker.com/
though this info is not always accurate.

P.S. Right after Thanksgiving, CompUSA was offering Partition Magic 8.0 free after rebates. Perhaps they or another office/computer supply chain will do that again soon. Check the internet or Sunday newspapers.

[shiva_42]

For a couple of really good free partitioning apps, try:

www.ranish.com/part

and

www.zeleps.com

I've used both, and the second is probably easier, the first probably more powerful. Good Luck!

P.S. I know the second item warns about non-FAT partition problems, so if NTFS is part of your equation, use Ranish instead

[SuperSparks]

Here are a couple of good Ranish tutorials:

Ranish Tutorial

Guide to Multi-booting (includes Ranish instructions)

[jayclark]

Thanks