Partitioning software incompatibilities

I recently enountered 'siginificant incompatibilities using Partitio
Magic' (http://forum.sysinternals.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19713) i
Windows 2000 creating a dual boot Windows 2000/Ubuntu Linux system

I realize that PM must not be used in Vista or Windows 7

I am planning on having two Windows 7 systems as follows

1. Dual boot Windows XP Pro/Windows 7 Pro
2. Dual boot Windows Vista Home Premium/Windows 7 Home

For the XP system, I could format the partitionss using Partitio
Magic, run from XP, but if I later wish to add a Linux partition. I'
likely have the same problem I desctibed in the link supra

For the Vista system, I could format the partitions using Acronis Dis
Director 10, run from Vista. Again, this might be complicated by usin
Disk Director, I do not yet know

So, what partitioning software is required for the following cases

1. Dual boot XP/Windows
2. Dual boot Vista/Windows
3. Triple-boot XP/Windows 7/Ubuntu Linux
4. Triple boot Vista/Windows 7/Ubuntu Linu

I am asking this same question in a Windows 7 and in an Ubuntu forum

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Howard Kaikow

Howard Kaikow <> wrote:

>
>I recently enountered 'siginificant incompatibilities using Partition
>Magic' (http://forum.sysinternals.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19713) in
>Windows 2000 creating a dual boot Windows 2000/Ubuntu Linux system.
>
>I realize that PM must not be used in Vista or Windows 7.
>
>I am planning on having two Windows 7 systems as follows:
>
>1. Dual boot Windows XP Pro/Windows 7 Pro.
>2. Dual boot Windows Vista Home Premium/Windows 7 Home.
>
>For the XP system, I could format the partitionss using Partition
>Magic, run from XP, but if I later wish to add a Linux partition. I'd
>likely have the same problem I desctibed in the link supra.
>
>For the Vista system, I could format the partitions using Acronis Disk
>Director 10, run from Vista. Again, this might be complicated by using
>Disk Director, I do not yet know.
>
>So, what partitioning software is required for the following cases:
>
>1. Dual boot XP/Windows 7
>2. Dual boot Vista/Windows 7
>3. Triple-boot XP/Windows 7/Ubuntu Linux.
>4. Triple boot Vista/Windows 7/Ubuntu Linux
>
>I am asking this same question in a Windows 7 and in an Ubuntu forum.


Acronis Disk Director should satisfy all your needs... it certainly
will work using the boot disk (it runs on Linux).

To add: Use of multiple partitioning utilities is a recipe for disaster. Use
one, and only one, that supports all the systems you intend on installing.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
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"Bill Daggett" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Howard Kaikow <> wrote:
>
>>
>>I recently enountered 'siginificant incompatibilities using Partition
>>Magic' (http://forum.sysinternals.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19713) in
>>Windows 2000 creating a dual boot Windows 2000/Ubuntu Linux system.
>>
>>I realize that PM must not be used in Vista or Windows 7.
>>
>>I am planning on having two Windows 7 systems as follows:
>>
>>1. Dual boot Windows XP Pro/Windows 7 Pro.
>>2. Dual boot Windows Vista Home Premium/Windows 7 Home.
>>
>>For the XP system, I could format the partitionss using Partition
>>Magic, run from XP, but if I later wish to add a Linux partition. I'd
>>likely have the same problem I desctibed in the link supra.
>>
>>For the Vista system, I could format the partitions using Acronis Disk
>>Director 10, run from Vista. Again, this might be complicated by using
>>Disk Director, I do not yet know.
>>
>>So, what partitioning software is required for the following cases:
>>
>>1. Dual boot XP/Windows 7
>>2. Dual boot Vista/Windows 7
>>3. Triple-boot XP/Windows 7/Ubuntu Linux.
>>4. Triple boot Vista/Windows 7/Ubuntu Linux
>>
>>I am asking this same question in a Windows 7 and in an Ubuntu forum.
>
>
> Acronis Disk Director should satisfy all your needs... it certainly
> will work using the boot disk (it runs on Linux).