So I'm Wanting To Reorganize My Hard Disk

moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
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<div class="IPBDescription">faced reality.</div> I decided today to format my unused linux partition. When I first came to school I figured that I should learn Linux to be worth my salt as a cs major. However, the partition has gone unused, and I have far too much music to even have enough space for Halflife 2 or really anything else. So I made the decision to format it today.

Now here's the problem. I would like to move all of my programs to the new partition to create a software partition and a data partition. However, I don't want to reinstall all of my software, and I don't want things to start breaking when file paths in the windows registry end up being inaccurate. Does anyone have a solution to this?
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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-moultano+Nov 10 2004, 12:04 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (moultano @ Nov 10 2004, 12:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I decided today to format my unused linux partition. When I first came to school I figured that I should learn Linux to be worth my salt as a cs major. However, the partition has gone unused, and I have far too much music to even have enough space for Halflife 2 or really anything else. So I made the decision to format it today.

    Now here's the problem. I would like to move all of my programs to the new partition to create a software partition and a data partition. However, I don't want to reinstall all of my software, and I don't want things to start breaking when file paths in the windows registry end up being inaccurate. Does anyone have a solution to this? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hrm... if you only have a C: drive and this, then you're screwed. If you boot windows from one partition and have a second for all these programs/data and a third for linux, then swap the drive letters for the newly formatted linux one with the second partition, and make sure to keep all paths the same. Then it <i>might</i> work. Moving programs around on windows is about as easy as herding 500 hyperactive agitated cats by spraying them with water.
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Nov 9 2004, 08:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Nov 9 2004, 08:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If I was you, I would get Partition Magic, which can delete the linux partition and then extend (w/o breaking anything) your Windows partition to fill the rest of what remains. All program paths and registry stuffs are fine, the drive just gets bigger as far as Windows is concerned. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    $70
    :o/
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    If I was you, I would get Partition Magic, which can delete the linux partition and then extend (w/o breaking anything) your Windows partition to fill the rest of what remains. All program paths and registry stuffs are fine, the drive just gets bigger as far as Windows is concerned.
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    Another alternative is to be on the lookout for a PC someone has thrown away. I have more 2gb hard drives than I know what to do with.

    Businesses, schools, etc. throw that kind of stuff away whenever they upgrade. Ask your friends/parents/random strangers to help you look.
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  • im_lostim_lost TWG Rule Guru Join Date: 2003-04-26 Member: 15861Members
    You could always move data over instead of programs. That way you don't need to worry about the registry.
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