hello,

i wanted to format and partition a new drive, but couldn't seem to find the
disk admin panel anywhere (XP pro). MS' website said to run "compmgmt.msc"
from the command line.

oddly enough, this brings up an "install dialog", preparing to install
Diskeeper Lite, which I already installed some time ago. I have to click
many times to cancel the install process, and am considering nuking DK lite
because of this headache and other screen nags, etc.

my questions, how did DK lite "hijack" the Disk Managment console? can i
get it back? any other place that I can run disk mgmt from rather than the
arcane command prompt?

thanks for any help ...

Wp

"Word Painter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> hello,
>
> i wanted to format and partition a new drive, but couldn't seem to find
> the disk admin panel anywhere (XP pro). MS' website said to run
> "compmgmt.msc" from the command line.
>
> oddly enough, this brings up an "install dialog", preparing to install
> Diskeeper Lite, which I already installed some time ago. I have to click
> many times to cancel the install process, and am considering nuking DK
> lite because of this headache and other screen nags, etc.
>
> my questions, how did DK lite "hijack" the Disk Managment console? can i
> get it back? any other place that I can run disk mgmt from rather than
> the arcane command prompt?
>
> thanks for any help ...
>
> Wp

You can get to Disk management a number of ways, including right-clicking on
My Computer and choosing Manage. Disk Management is the last option in the
left-hand tree under Storage.

HTH
-pk

"Word Painter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:WqJok.7367$nu6.5688@edtnps83...
> hello,
>
> i wanted to format and partition a new drive, but couldn't seem to find the
> disk admin panel anywhere (XP pro). MS' website said to run "compmgmt.msc"
> from the command line.
>
> oddly enough, this brings up an "install dialog", preparing to install
> Diskeeper Lite, which I already installed some time ago. I have to click many
> times to cancel the install process, and am considering nuking DK lite because
> of this headache and other screen nags, etc.
>
> my questions, how did DK lite "hijack" the Disk Managment console? can i get
> it back? any other place that I can run disk mgmt from rather than the arcane
> command prompt?
>
> thanks for any help ...
>
> Wp
>


Do the following to run Disk Management as a separate console.

Go to Start and click on Run.
In Run, enter diskmgmt.msc in the Open box.
Click OK.

As for your other questions, the Computer Management console incorporates a
number of components, called Snap-ins, that can be run as separate consoles. One
of them is Disk Defragmenter, dfrg.msc. When you installed Diskeeper Lite it
took over the job of dfrg.msc and became a part of the Computer Management
console. Computer Management can be launched from Control Panel ->
Administrative Tools.

Just out of curiosity, what happens when you try to run Diskeeper lite from the
Start menu?

You might want to uninstall and reinstall Diskeeper Lite to see if it clears up
the install dialog issue. Beyond that, you may find this utility from Microsoft
helpful.

Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301

Good luck

Nepatsfan

>
> As for your other questions, the Computer Management console incorporates
> a number of components, called Snap-ins, that can be run as separate
> consoles. One of them is Disk Defragmenter, dfrg.msc. When you installed
> Diskeeper Lite it took over the job of dfrg.msc and became a part of the
> Computer Management console. Computer Management can be launched from
> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools.
>
> Just out of curiosity, what happens when you try to run Diskeeper lite
> from the Start menu?
>
> You might want to uninstall and reinstall Diskeeper Lite to see if it
> clears up the install dialog issue. Beyond that, you may find this utility
> from Microsoft helpful.
>
> Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;290301
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan

Hi Nep,

I nuked DK lite; it had hacked the Mgmt console so bad that it tries to
re-install itself every time i start it, or when i do the run command for
comp mgmt from the cmd prompt. anyway, it's gone now, and the console is
back. (thanks Patrick, easier to find it from "manage" shell menu ...)