First, you are seeing a full 20 gig when you boot in the BIOS?  Why not just
create another partition in the unused space?  FDISK can do this with no
prioblem and your date will still be safe.

Howard Rubin
The Computer Doctor
Fortaleza, Brazil

RE:  Date:    Wed, 12 Nov 2003 16:58:07 -0500
From:    Dave Ralph <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Help after FAT32 Converter use

We have several computers with WIN98 SE and 20 GB HD's.  One of them was
initially, and mistakenly and unbeknownst to us, set up with FAT 16 rather
than FAT 32 which limited the drive's effective size to 2GB rather than the
full 20GB capacity.  Solution is simple, right?  Run Microsoft's FAT32
converter.  We did that, and without any apparent loss of data.  But, drive
C is still reporting as 2GB even though FAT 32 is now also reported.

How does one change the 2GB partition to a full 20 GB partition without
destroying the data now?  Running Fdisk seems to only allow the option of
destroying the initial 2GB drive in order to have drive C have a size of 20
GB.

If Fdisk cannot accomplish this job without having to reinstall Windows and
all of the other software and data, can anyone suggest commercial software
up to the task?

Thanks.  Dave Ralph

David E. Ralph
Chemung County Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
215 E. Church St., Ste 301
Elmira, NY 14901
VOX 607-734-1647 Ext. 205
FAX 607-734-1018
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