Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?

Tried to install Partition Magic 8 on Vista and failed
Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?

System Recovery Console, or Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer
Management, Disk Management just like in XP. If you want to change the size
of or move an active partition it won't do it.

Cheers,

Earle

"aa" <> wrote in message
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> Tried to install Partition Magic 8 on Vista and failed
> Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?
>

Microsoft's offering is described here:
'Windows Vista Help: Can I repartition my hard disk?'
(http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...4f4cc1033.mspx)
Windows Vista Help: Can I repartition my hard disk?
Windows XP had a disk partitioning tool built in, located the same way
as you find it in Vista: under Disk Management. But XP's version
allowed you only to create a new partition or extend an existing
partition using unallocated space already present on the disk. Vista
now allows you to create this unallocated space by "shrinking" an
existing partition that isn't full. It does this without destroying any
data on the partition to be shrunk.
You must be logged on as an administrator to do it. Begin by clicking
the Start orb, selecting Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenace,
then Administrative Tools, and then double clicking Computer Management.
In the Navigation pane of Computer Management, under the item labeled
Storage, click Disk Management. You will be presented with a screen
showing all your disk volumes. You then right click the volume you want
to create unallocated space on and click the option Shrink Volume from
the Context Menu that flies out.
A screen will appear that tells you the partition's size, how much you
can shrink it by, and letting you type into fields where you specify the
desired amount of shrinkage. Then you click on the button labeled
Shrink. After the process finishes, you can then use the right click
method on the unallocated space to select Create Partition. Or, if you
already have another partition that you would like to add the
unallocated space to, you can right click that one and select Extend
Partition. In each case, you are presented windows telling you the
amount of free space you're working with and allowing you to enter the
amount you want to use for the new or extended partition.
There are some important limitations to the Vista partitioning tools
that you should keep in mind: you can only shrink and expand NTFS or
RAW (unformatted) partitions; when you shrink, there are some unmovable
files such as page files or shadow copy storage areas that inhibit the
amount of shrinkage allowed; you cannot extend a partition into
unallocated space to the left (lower disk addresses) of the partition to
be added to; you cannot move around unallocated space; if you have too
many bad clusters on the disk, then you cannot shrink a partition on it.
Many of these limitations are removed by commercial products such as
those from Symantec and Acronis...


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> Tried to install Partition Magic 8 on Vista and failed
> Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?
>


Acronis Disk Director works well for Vista..

www.acronis.com


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Thanks everybody.
The plan is to make another partition, install w2k or XP there, test to see
if all the drivers are OK and if OK to bin Vista for good. Has anybody have
such experience?

"aa" <> wrote in message
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> Tried to install Partition Magic 8 on Vista and failed
> Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?
>
>

You can use the disk management tools in Vista (Control Panel>Administrative
Tools>Computer Management>Disk management). Alternatively, there are third
party applications, such as Acronis Disk Director and Paragon Hard Disk
Manager 2008 Suite that will also partition a disk.


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"aa" <> wrote in message
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> Tried to install Partition Magic 8 on Vista and failed
> Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?
>

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:57:56 +0100, "aa" <>
wrote:

>Tried to install Partition Magic 8 on Vista and failed
>Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?

Yes, there is a CRUDE set of tools, nothing any serious user would
trust and least not if you don't backup all your files first just to
be safe.

"Ringmaster" <> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:57:56 +0100, "aa" <>
> wrote:
>
>>Tried to install Partition Magic 8 on Vista and failed
>>Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?
>
> Yes, there is a CRUDE set of tools, nothing any serious user would
> trust and least not if you don't backup all your files first just to
> be safe.
>

Maybe for you Adam since you don't know how vista works. If used right, the
tools work. Since Adam doesn't have a clue how to properly use his
computer, he just ****s up everything he touches and blames Vista. You
should take a "Vista for Dummies" class or have someone purchase the book
and read it to you. Having someone read the book to you will take awhile
because they will have to read it 4 or 5 times so it just might SINK into
that fat head of yours.

I'm sure Vista is way over your head. You should really use Ubuntu or
Windows 98 and leave the other Operating systems to people who know what
they are doing.

Vista uses its own boot manager incompatible with XP's and W2K's boot.ini
system. The short answer is you have to install the older system first, and
then install Vista, so the Vista boot manager can gain control first. The
long answer is that it is possible, but more involved, to install an earlier
system later. This article may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933179

For more information go to TechNet and put bcdedit in the search box, press
the magnifying glass icon.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

Cheers,

Earle

"aa" <> wrote in message
news:O%...
> Thanks everybody.
> The plan is to make another partition, install w2k or XP there, test to
> see if all the drivers are OK and if OK to bin Vista for good. Has anybody
> have such experience?
>
> "aa" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Tried to install Partition Magic 8 on Vista and failed
>> Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?
>>
>>
>
>

Earle BCDedit is far to complex for the average user. There is no reason to
even attempt to edit it. As for installing XP you can install it on another
partition even though Vista is already installed, and then use VistaBootPro
to add XP to the Vista boot menu (see this link from my website:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install...ning_vista.htm
)

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"Earle Horton" <earleh_nospam_@live.com> wrote in message
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> Vista uses its own boot manager incompatible with XP's and W2K's boot.ini
> system. The short answer is you have to install the older system first,
> and then install Vista, so the Vista boot manager can gain control first.
> The long answer is that it is possible, but more involved, to install an
> earlier system later. This article may help.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933179
>
> For more information go to TechNet and put bcdedit in the search box,
> press the magnifying glass icon.
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
> "aa" <> wrote in message
> news:O%...
>> Thanks everybody.
>> The plan is to make another partition, install w2k or XP there, test to
>> see if all the drivers are OK and if OK to bin Vista for good. Has
>> anybody have such experience?
>>
>> "aa" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Tried to install Partition Magic 8 on Vista and failed
>>> Is there a built-in tool in Vista to partition a disk?
>>>
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