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Re: Partition question...

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by illiteraturekid, Jun 22, 2009.

  1. illiteraturekid

    illiteraturekid Guest

    I've deleted my second partition, but extend patition isn't an option
    for my remaining partition. I can see it in the right click menu, but
    can't access it. Any help? thank you


    Dennis Pack;47672 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > n00k:
    > With Vista Disk management if Vista is on the first partition you
    > should
    > be able to delete the second partition then extend the first partition.
    > Have
    > a great day.
    >
    > --
    > Dennis Pack
    > XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
    > Office2007
    > "n00k" <nook@charter.net> wrote in message
    > news:eLd$G6bVHHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > >I have a 100gig drive i separated into two 50gig partitions a good<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > while<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > >back. I want to combine them again and Partition Magic won't join<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > them. Any<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > >idea if Vista's Disk Management has been updated to handle this? Or<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > should<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > >I just wait till Windows Vienna comes out in 2010? :0)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


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    illiteraturekid
    Posted via
     
    illiteraturekid, Jun 22, 2009
    #1
  3. Richard Urban

    Richard Urban Guest

    Vista does not allow the creation of an extended volume/partition. You will
    need 3rd party software to do this.

    --

    Richard Urban
    Microsoft MVP
    Windows Desktop Experience


    "illiteraturekid" <illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote
    in message news:illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > I've deleted my second partition, but extend patition isn't an option
    > for my remaining partition. I can see it in the right click menu, but
    > can't access it. Any help? thank you
    >
    >
    > Dennis Pack;47672 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> n00k:
    >> With Vista Disk management if Vista is on the first partition you
    >> should
    >> be able to delete the second partition then extend the first partition.
    >> Have
    >> a great day.
    >>
    >> --
    >> Dennis Pack
    >> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
    >> Office2007
    >> "n00k" <nook@charter.net> wrote in message
    >> news:eLd$G6bVHHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >I have a 100gig drive i separated into two 50gig partitions a good<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >> while<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >back. I want to combine them again and Partition Magic won't join<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >> them. Any<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >idea if Vista's Disk Management has been updated to handle this? Or<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >> should<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >I just wait till Windows Vienna comes out in 2010? :0)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    >
    > --
    > illiteraturekid
    > Posted via
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Richard Urban, Jun 22, 2009
    #2
  4. Dave

    Dave Guest

    Disk Manager can only extend a partition if the empty space follows (is
    located to the right) it.

    If you are running 32 bit Vista, you can use the free Easeus Partition
    Manager...



    --
    Windows 7 RC



    "illiteraturekid" <illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote
    in message news:illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > I've deleted my second partition, but extend patition isn't an option
    > for my remaining partition. I can see it in the right click menu, but
    > can't access it. Any help? thank you
    >
    >
    > Dennis Pack;47672 Wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> n00k:
    >> With Vista Disk management if Vista is on the first partition you
    >> should
    >> be able to delete the second partition then extend the first partition.
    >> Have
    >> a great day.
    >>
    >> --
    >> Dennis Pack
    >> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
    >> Office2007
    >> "n00k" <nook@charter.net> wrote in message
    >> news:eLd$G6bVHHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >I have a 100gig drive i separated into two 50gig partitions a good<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >> while<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >back. I want to combine them again and Partition Magic won't join<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >> them. Any<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >idea if Vista's Disk Management has been updated to handle this? Or<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >> should<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >I just wait till Windows Vienna comes out in 2010? :0)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    >
    > --
    > illiteraturekid
    > Posted via
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Dave, Jun 22, 2009
    #3
  5. R. C. White

    R. C. White Guest

    Hi, Richard.

    In Vista, we can use the DiskPart.exe shell to create an "extended
    partition", and to create one or more logical drives within that extended
    partition. But DiskPart is a very powerful tool with commands about as
    clear and straightforward as BCDedit.exe (!) so I don't recommend it in
    newsgroups often.

    After creating the first 3 partitions as Primary Partitions, Disk Management
    will create the 4th one as a logical drive within a new,
    automatically-created extended partition.

    Extended partitions did not die in Vista, but the method of creating and
    managing them did. And there is almost no help at all for them in the Disk
    Management Help file. :>(

    Note that there is a very distinct and significant difference between
    "extending a partition" and an "extended partition"! The first means to
    enlarge an existing volume - either a primary partition or a logical drive.
    The second means to create a partition that is not a primary partition; an
    extended partition cannot be formatted or assigned a "drive" letter, but one
    or more logical drives may be created in the extended partition and each of
    these can be separately assigned a letter and formatted.

    (I know that you know that, Richard, but others reading along here may not.)

    RC
    --
    R. C. White, CPA
    San Marcos, TX
    rc@grandecom.net
    Microsoft Windows MVP
    Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100

    "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:eaiogf18JHA.2604@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Vista does not allow the creation of an extended volume/partition. You
    > will need 3rd party software to do this.
    >
    > --
    >
    > Richard Urban
    > Microsoft MVP
    > Windows Desktop Experience
    >
    >
    > "illiteraturekid" <illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com>
    > wrote in message
    > news:illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>
    >> I've deleted my second partition, but extend patition isn't an option
    >> for my remaining partition. I can see it in the right click menu, but
    >> can't access it. Any help? thank you
    >>
    >>
    >> Dennis Pack;47672 Wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> n00k:
    >>> With Vista Disk management if Vista is on the first partition you
    >>> should
    >>> be able to delete the second partition then extend the first partition.
    >>> Have
    >>> a great day.
    >>>
    >>> --
    >>> Dennis Pack
    >>> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
    >>> Office2007
    >>> "n00k" <nook@charter.net> wrote in message
    >>> news:eLd$G6bVHHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    >>> >I have a 100gig drive i separated into two 50gig partitions a good
    >>> while
    >>> >back. I want to combine them again and Partition Magic won't join
    >>> them. Any
    >>> >idea if Vista's Disk Management has been updated to handle this? Or
    >>> should
    >>> >I just wait till Windows Vienna comes out in 2010? :0)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >>
    >> --
    >> illiteraturekid
    >> Posted via <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    R. C. White, Jun 22, 2009
    #4
  6. illiteraturekid

    illiteraturekid Guest

    I tried using Diskpart.exe, but when I entered the extend command, I got
    a response that said there was no free space for the partition to extend
    to, even though there was 15 GBs.

    I have gparted on a disk, but I can't figure out how to boot it. All I
    have are a bunch of files that my computer can't open on a disk. How
    does one boot these?

    thank you.
    In Vista, we can use the DiskPart.exe shell to create an "extended
    partition", and to create one or more logical drives within that extended
    partition. But DiskPart is a very powerful tool with commands about as
    clear and straightforward as BCDedit.exe (!) so I don't recommend it in
    newsgroups often.

    After creating the first 3 partitions as Primary Partitions, Disk Management
    will create the 4th one as a logical drive within a new,
    automatically-created extended partition.

    Extended partitions did not die in Vista, but the method of creating and
    managing them did. And there is almost no help at all for them in the Disk
    Management Help file. :>(

    Note that there is a very distinct and significant difference between
    "extending a partition" and an "extended partition"! The first means to
    enlarge an existing volume - either a primary partition or a logical drive.
    The second means to create a partition that is not a primary partition; an
    extended partition cannot be formatted or assigned a "drive" letter, but one
    or more logical drives may be created in the extended partition and each of
    these can be separately assigned a letter and formatted.

    (I know that you know that, Richard, but others reading along here may not.)

    RC
    --
    R. C. White, CPA
    San Marcos, TX
    [EMAIL="rc@grandecom.net" Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > rc@grandecom.net[/EMAIL]
    > Microsoft Windows MVP
    > Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100
    >
    > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    > news:eaiogf18JHA.2604@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Vista does not allow the creation of an extended volume/partition.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > You<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > will need 3rd party software to do this.
    > >
    > > --
    > >
    > > Richard Urban
    > > Microsoft MVP
    > > Windows Desktop Experience
    > >
    > >
    > > "illiteraturekid"<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > <illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > wrote in message
    > > news:illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >>
    > >> I've deleted my second partition, but extend patition isn't an<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > option<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> for my remaining partition. I can see it in the right click menu,<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > but<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> can't access it. Any help? thank you
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> Dennis Pack;47672 Wrote:
    > >>> n00k:
    > >>> With Vista Disk management if Vista is on the first partition you
    > >>> should
    > >>> be able to delete the second partition then extend the first<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > partition.<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >>> Have
    > >>> a great day.
    > >>>
    > >>> --
    > >>> Dennis Pack
    > >>> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
    > >>> Office2007
    > >>> "n00k" <nook@charter.net> wrote in message
    > >>> news:eLd$G6bVHHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    > >>> >I have a 100gig drive i separated into two 50gig partitions a good
    > >>> while
    > >>> >back. I want to combine them again and Partition Magic won't join
    > >>> them. Any
    > >>> >idea if Vista's Disk Management has been updated to handle this?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > Or<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >>> should
    > >>> >I just wait till Windows Vienna comes out in 2010? :0)
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> --
    > >> illiteraturekid
    > >> Posted via <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


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    illiteraturekid
    Posted via
     
    illiteraturekid, Jun 22, 2009
    #5
  7. Richard Urban

    Richard Urban Guest

    Oops! You're right. of course. I was thinking of the GUI version in Disk
    Manager.

    --

    Richard Urban
    Microsoft MVP
    Windows Desktop Experience


    "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
    news:%23MQx3k48JHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Hi, Richard.
    >
    > In Vista, we can use the DiskPart.exe shell to create an "extended
    > partition", and to create one or more logical drives within that extended
    > partition. But DiskPart is a very powerful tool with commands about as
    > clear and straightforward as BCDedit.exe (!) so I don't recommend it in
    > newsgroups often.
    >
    > After creating the first 3 partitions as Primary Partitions, Disk
    > Management will create the 4th one as a logical drive within a new,
    > automatically-created extended partition.
    >
    > Extended partitions did not die in Vista, but the method of creating and
    > managing them did. And there is almost no help at all for them in the
    > Disk Management Help file. :>(
    >
    > Note that there is a very distinct and significant difference between
    > "extending a partition" and an "extended partition"! The first means to
    > enlarge an existing volume - either a primary partition or a logical
    > drive. The second means to create a partition that is not a primary
    > partition; an extended partition cannot be formatted or assigned a "drive"
    > letter, but one or more logical drives may be created in the extended
    > partition and each of these can be separately assigned a letter and
    > formatted.
    >
    > (I know that you know that, Richard, but others reading along here may
    > not.)
    >
    > RC
    > --
    > R. C. White, CPA
    > San Marcos, TX
    > rc@grandecom.net
    > Microsoft Windows MVP
    > Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100
    >
    > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    > news:eaiogf18JHA.2604@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Vista does not allow the creation of an extended volume/partition. You
    >> will need 3rd party software to do this.
    >>
    >> --
    >>
    >> Richard Urban
    >> Microsoft MVP
    >> Windows Desktop Experience
    >>
    >>
    >> "illiteraturekid" <illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com>
    >> wrote in message
    >> news:illiteraturekid.3u6xk2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>>
    >>> I've deleted my second partition, but extend patition isn't an option
    >>> for my remaining partition. I can see it in the right click menu, but
    >>> can't access it. Any help? thank you
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Dennis Pack;47672 Wrote:
    >>>> n00k:
    >>>> With Vista Disk management if Vista is on the first partition you
    >>>> should
    >>>> be able to delete the second partition then extend the first partition.
    >>>> Have
    >>>> a great day.
    >>>>
    >>>> --
    >>>> Dennis Pack
    >>>> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
    >>>> Office2007
    >>>> "n00k" <nook@charter.net> wrote in message
    >>>> news:eLd$G6bVHHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    >>>> >I have a 100gig drive i separated into two 50gig partitions a good
    >>>> while
    >>>> >back. I want to combine them again and Partition Magic won't join
    >>>> them. Any
    >>>> >idea if Vista's Disk Management has been updated to handle this? Or
    >>>> should
    >>>> >I just wait till Windows Vienna comes out in 2010? :0)
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> --
    >>> illiteraturekid
    >>> Posted via <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Richard Urban, Jun 22, 2009
    #6

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