In XP can not get continuous partition.

[coriolanus]

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 10:29:26 -0700, Holiday wrote:

> I'm planning on installing ubuntu to my laptop by first using the Knoppix
> partitioning utility. I'm currently using XP Home's defrag utility to get
> the drive into shape. I've managed to free up about 2/3 of the 40G drive,
> and defragged to get a nice big empty space. EXCEPT! Except that right in
> the middle of that space is a swath which sometimes appears as green
> (unmovable) and sometimes as blue (contiguous).
> 
> I've set the swap file to 0, rebooted, run defrag from safe mode - this
> makes no difference. The thing won't budge.
> 
> Any ideas what this area is, what I can do?
> 
> I'm assuming this will seriously affect my ability to create a non-xp
> partition. Is this assumption correct?I'm planning on installing ubuntu to my laptop by first using the Knoppix
> partitioning utility. I'm currently using XP Home's defrag utility to get
> the drive into shape. I've managed to free up about 2/3 of the 40G drive,
> and defragged to get a nice big empty space. EXCEPT! Except that right in
> the middle of that space is a swath which sometimes appears as green
> (unmovable) and sometimes as blue (contiguous).<br>
> <br>
> I've set the swap file to 0, rebooted, run defrag from safe mode - this
> makes no difference. The thing won't budge.<br> <br>
> Any ideas what this area is, what I can do? <br> <br>
> I'm assuming this will seriously affect my ability to create a non-xp
> partition. Is this assumption correct? <br>

You may have to use a non destructive partitioner like partition magic or
acronis. You could also try the one on Hiren's boot cd

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hiren.thanki/bootcd.html