I have installed vista ultimate on to my F: partition. On my C: partition
is a copy of XP Professional. I have a 500 GB external drive sitting on my
USB. I want to format it and create four partitions, two of my C drive and
two for my F drive, one partition each as an active backup for my C/F
partitions, and two more as an archival backup for those partitions.

I know that involves the Management Console which I have never used. Could
somebody please tell me how to both install the Management Console and had
to use it properly?

Thanks!

Ross
An

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>I have installed vista ultimate on to my F: partition. On my C: partition
>is a copy of XP Professional. I have a 500 GB external drive sitting on my
>USB. I want to format it and create four partitions, two of my C drive and
>two for my F drive, one partition each as an active backup for my C/F
>partitions, and two more as an archival backup for those partitions.
>
> I know that involves the Management Console which I have never used.
> Could somebody please tell me how to both install the Management Console
> and had to use it properly?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ross
> An
>


Nothing to install.

Start > diskmgmt.msc
Your usb disk should show up. Right-click on it and create your partitions.

--
Jon

> Nothing to install.
>
> Start > diskmgmt.msc
> Your usb disk should show up. Right-click on it and create your
> partitions.
>
> --
> Jon


This disk was previously used. How do I combine adjacent disks (such as K:
and L into a single larger volume (new K:=old K:+Land how can I combine
two non-adjacent disks (new K:=old K: + old P

Easy to accomplish in Partition Magic..........

Thanks!

Ross