Hello, I can't resize my primary partition with PartitionMagic 8.0 (on xp sp2). What should I do ?

Question

I open PartitionMagic 8.0, I ask it to resize my 233 Gb primary partition ( to make room for another one ). When I ask it to apply changes, it says that I should reboot, but after booting on XP and having the PartitionMagic blu screen, it says after a moment : "Error 983 While executing Batch. Error 983. Too many errors found".

What sould I do ? Is there another software as good as PartitionMagic (Free) ? Help !

Answer 1

It sounds like there are file system errors that need to be fixed.

I think this should work:

1) Open a command prompt

     -Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command prompt

2) Type in the following without the ":

     "chkdsk c: /f" and hit Enter

      - reply Y when asked if you want to run on next reboot

      - then type (without the ") "exit" & hit Enter

3) reboot

This should fix the errors and allow Partition Magic to run. After the reboot, make your changes in PM and reboot again.