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| I am running Windows XP, and want to create some extra partitions. I go into
Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
Management. I have 1 C:\ 37.27 GB NTFS. Status: Healthy (System). Problem is
I have no alternate click to create any partitions. Am I missing something ?
(The options I have are : Open,Explore,Change Drive Letter and
paths..,properties,help.
Thanks
alan.
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| Andy Barkl 2002-06-22, 8:42 pm |
| "Alan" <alanbull@arsenalfc.net> wrote in message
news:_X4P8.4092$VO4.119632@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> I am running Windows XP, and want to create some extra partitions. I go
into
> Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
> Management. I have 1 C:\ 37.27 GB NTFS. Status: Healthy (System). Problem
is
> I have no alternate click to create any partitions. Am I missing something
?
> (The options I have are : Open,Explore,Change Drive Letter and
> paths..,properties,help.
>
> Thanks
>
> alan.
You need to start by clicking on an unused area of the disk, but if the
entire disk is already used by 1 or more partitions, you cannot create
additional partitions without repartitioning and reformatting the disk from
scratch or a third-party utility such as Partition Magic. If the entire disk
has not been used, and you still cannot create additional partitions, try
first converting the disk to dynamic.
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| Jerry Bone Jr 2002-06-22, 8:42 pm |
| Alan, you should partition first, then format, then install OS. Not have OS
installed, then expect to partition. JB.
"Alan" <alanbull@arsenalfc.net> wrote in message
news:_X4P8.4092$VO4.119632@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> I am running Windows XP, and want to create some extra partitions. I go
into
> Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
> Management. I have 1 C:\ 37.27 GB NTFS. Status: Healthy (System). Problem
is
> I have no alternate click to create any partitions. Am I missing something
?
> (The options I have are : Open,Explore,Change Drive Letter and
> paths..,properties,help.
>
> Thanks
>
> alan.
>
>
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| Jim Macklin 2002-06-22, 8:42 pm |
| If you don't have the $70 to buy PM 7.0 for a one time use, you can do a
full back-up, collect all your program CDs, run FDISK and create your new
partitions and reload all your programs and software/data.
"RayJ" <rayj00@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> EVERYONE should have Partition Magic...
> PM should do what you want....
>
> Ray
>
> "Alan" <alanbull@arsenalfc.net> wrote in message
> news:_X4P8.4092$VO4.119632@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> > I am running Windows XP, and want to create some extra partitions. I go
> into
> > Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
> > Management. I have 1 C:\ 37.27 GB NTFS. Status: Healthy (System).
Problem
> is
> > I have no alternate click to create any partitions. Am I missing
something
> ?
> > (The options I have are : Open,Explore,Change Drive Letter and
> > paths..,properties,help.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > alan.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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| L. Winchester 2002-06-22, 8:42 pm |
| Alan alanbull@arsenalfc.net [Sun, 16 Jun 2002 at 18:39 GMT]
> I am running Windows XP, and want to create some extra partitions. I go into
> Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
> Management. I have 1 C:\ 37.27 GB NTFS. Status: Healthy (System). Problem is
> I have no alternate click to create any partitions. Am I missing something ?
> (The options I have are : Open,Explore,Change Drive Letter and
> paths..,properties,help.
I'm assuming that XP is like Win2k, as I just started using XP today.
Is this disk Dynamic? You can't do this with Basic disks. Also, there
must be unused space on the disk in order to create volumes
(partitions).
Too difficult? Grab a copy of Partition Magic. No tech should be
without it.
--
Lorin Winchester
CompTIA A+ Certifed
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"Andy Barkl" <abarkl@NOSPAM.wetrainit.com> wrote in message
news 35P8.37140$3R2.1104495@news1.west.cox.net...
> "Alan" <alanbull@arsenalfc.net> wrote in message
> news:_X4P8.4092$VO4.119632@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> > I am running Windows XP, and want to create some extra partitions. I go
> into
> > Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk
> > Management. I have 1 C:\ 37.27 GB NTFS. Status: Healthy (System).
Problem
> is
> > I have no alternate click to create any partitions. Am I missing
something
> ?
> > (The options I have are : Open,Explore,Change Drive Letter and
> > paths..,properties,help.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > alan.
>
> You need to start by clicking on an unused area of the disk, but if the
> entire disk is already used by 1 or more partitions, you cannot create
> additional partitions without repartitioning and reformatting the disk
from
> scratch or a third-party utility such as Partition Magic. If the entire
disk
> has not been used, and you still cannot create additional partitions, try
> first converting the disk to dynamic.
>
>
Tell the truth, you're just trying to sell a voucher...
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