On Aug 15, 2010, at 11:07 PM, Alexander Blok wrote: > Dear maccers, > > In order to install a functional form of windows I need to make a partition > on my root hard disk. > However disk utility shows me that this cannot be done, due to the dispersal > of data across my drive.
Actually, you probably don't need to do that. Unless you're looking to play hardware-intensive games (in which case just go get a cheap PC to run them on) or software that doesn't play well with virtualization, it's almost always a vastly better option to use a virtualization option like Parallels, Fusion or the open-source VirtualBox <http://www.virtualbox.org/> which is what I use. > I have back such up before I attempted this but disk utility will now not > actually format the drive whilst well frankly that seems like the pertinent > option. You have to boot from your installer DVD and run Disk Utility from the INstaller menu to reformat your boot drive. > I am cleaning my hd as well as I can now but I am getting an error saying > that my file system is not ok. Back up your important stuff. boot form your OS X installer and reformat and re-install. If you used Time Machine or something like Carbon Copy Cloner to back up your disk, OSX will even use the backup to restore your system to it's last backed-up state as part of the install process. VERY easy. > Whilst well I reinstalled finder even yetserday in the hopes things would > work well enough like windows to warrant such an operation. That's a Windows solution to an OS X problem; akin to putting new tires on your car because your windshield wipers aren't working. You have a hard drive problem, whether it's impending hardware failure or just a messed up directory only time will tell. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
