Zone Alarm displays an internet-zone network named after the computer's ethernet adapter. The IP range on this network (which is not editable) overlaps the range used by the router when it assigns IP...

The original poster had asked if there was a way to reclaim the unallocated space without reformatting. I assumed he wanted to add it to the C: partition.

Partition Magic actually works very well....

Right -- but the point here was to save the current Windows folder (with all the drivers) in the external USB drive so all current device drivers are available after doing a fresh install on the main...

Does fdisk resize partitions non-destructively? I thought it only allocates space and you need to format after you do that.

OK, this sounds better. I was thinking of backing up the windows folder (or some of its subfolders) to an external USB drive that's attached to the machine -- just in case. Would that be of any use?...

I don't suppose there is any way to fix that without reformatting the hard drive, is there?

Yes there is -- use a partition manager like Partition Magic. There are also some free ones, see...

Thanks for the reply. Devices are the ones I mentioned (CDRW,DVD) plus the usual suspects of course (video, audio). I have never had to download special mouse drivers for any machine -- but of course...

I am planning to upgrade a machine from ME to XP. (700mhz, 512mb/30G, CDRW, DVD). This is not my main machine. My question is, what do I need to do to make sure the new installation has the required...