How do I create a new partion?

How do I create a new partion in win vista prem. if the extend option is grayed out in the disk management applet ?

The shrink option isn't?

Try this:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
Download the Live CD, burn it to a CD, and then boot from it. It makes
resizing, deleting, creating, and formating partitions a breeze.

"Sean" wrote:

> How do I create a new partion in win vista prem. if the extend option is
> grayed out in the disk management applet ?
>
> The shrink option isn't?
>

Hi Sean,

To create a new partition, you must first have free (unallocated) space on
the drive. If your current partition occupies all of the drive, you will
have to shrink it.

Is there a particular reason you need a new partition?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Sean" <> wrote in message
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How do I create a new partion in win vista prem. if the extend option is
grayed out in the disk management applet ?

The shrink option isn't?

Thyankyou!
"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi Sean,
>
> To create a new partition, you must first have free (unallocated) space on
> the drive. If your current partition occupies all of the drive, you will
> have to shrink it.
>
> Is there a particular reason you need a new partition?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Sean" <> wrote in message
> news:30F00F6D-F534-4D7E-A916-...
> How do I create a new partion in win vista prem. if the extend option is
> grayed out in the disk management applet ?
>
> The shrink option isn't?
>

Interestingly, I've found that sometimes you cannot get anywhere by right
clicking on the unallocated space. In these situations, right clicking on
the stats box to the left of the drive with the unallocated space will get
you an offer to "Initialize" the disk. Once that's done, you'll be able to
partition and format normally.

- John

"Sean" wrote:

> How do I create a new partion in win vista prem. if the extend option is
> grayed out in the disk management applet ?
>
> The shrink option isn't?
>