can't get new install of XP to partition my disk

[Guest]

I've just installed XP Home on a newly formatted disk and following Help's
instructions tried to create a partition both through the Windows interface
and via the command line. With Windows, right-clicking "an unallocated region
of a basic disk" produced no result, not even a menu with a grayed-out "New
Partition" command. With the command line, my disk showed no free space
available, and gave back the message "DiskPart was unable to create the
specified partition" when I tried to build a partition anyway.

BTW, in Windows, the disk shows several GB of free space.

JGP

 

[Kelly]

If you installed WinXP without creating unallocated space (partition/s)
before placing the OS on the drive, this can not be done natively via XP.
In other words, you cannot partition a system drive via XP without third
party.

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In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Free space is not really relevant.
What is relevant is unallocated space, space that is not part of C or any
other drive.

If that is the case, you can not change the partition without 3rd party
tools and preserve data:
http://www.bootitng.com/
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/

If you have space that is not allocated, follow this carefully:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309000

 

[Galen]

In Jupiter Jones [MVP] <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

If that is the case, you can not change the partition without 3rd
party tools and preserve data:
http://www.bootitng.com/
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/

Jupiter,

Have you tried their Image for Windows software? I'm looking to replace
Ghost 2003 with something recommended by someone here. I'm hoping it will
support dual layer double sided DVDs (17 GB though I can't seem to find one
that's RW around here and haven't yet made the effort to look online)
natively AND outside of the OS as I don't trust ANY imaging software that
operates inside the OS for the most part.

And, to say one more thing whilst here, the price for their BootIt is rather
nice - nicer even in the package that they're offering. I like to shop
around, kick tires, and ask questions before I put my CC info into a site.

Galen

 

[Kelly]

Hi Galen,

As Tim notes, I am not JJ; however, many MVP's beta tested this product for
David and I for one, can attest that I have been using BING for years and
would not/never try anyother third party product compared, as this is the
only one needed.

If my reply counts, good. If not, do some reading here: Never minde and
hmm! Will have to ask Lee what happened to his newsgroup. ( For added
opinion, post if you dare to DTS on this topic. )

Added notes from Alex:

Download, to its own folder, extract from the zip, run the bootitng to make
a boot floppy.

With the new drive plugged in as slave/secondary, boot the floppy,
Cancel Install, entering maintenance, then Partition work. On the
left, select the second Drive (HD1) then highlight and Delete existing
partitions that are to be replaced, leaving it empty. Select HD0
again, highlight your C:,Copy, select HD1 and Paste.

You can then click resize and say to use the whole of the larger
drive.

Close out, swap the disks to make the new one bootable, and remove the
other for the moment,

At this point reboot the BING floppy, again Partition Work, this time
click 'view MBR and in it highlight your C and click to make it
active, then click to write MBR code - this makes the partition
bootable. and you can exit and reboot to XP. (May not be needed for a
drive that was in use before, but do it to be certain)

--
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Galen]

In Kelly <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

If my reply counts, good. If not, do some reading here: Never minde
and hmm! Will have to ask Lee what happened to his newsgroup. ( For
added opinion, post if you dare to DTS on this topic. )

Of course your reply counts... I just might bring it up in DTS one of
these days but I think I'll go ahead and give it a shot and see what it
does. I'm going to play with it on a test box and see how well I like it. If
it's recommended this often then it's in my best interest to know at least a
bit about it's features and any problems that might arise during it's usage
and how to repair them when they do. Hopefully... It's not like it's a great
deal of money anyhow. I've spent far more on far less valuable products.

Galen

 

[Kelly]

Thanks and do (DTS). As for the money, depending of what is needed, none is
necessary.

--
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Michael Stevens]

In

I've just installed XP Home on a newly formatted disk and following
Help's instructions tried to create a partition both through the
Windows interface and via the command line. With Windows,
right-clicking "an unallocated region of a basic disk" produced no
result, not even a menu with a grayed-out "New Partition" command.
With the command line, my disk showed no free space available, and
gave back the message "DiskPart was unable to create the specified
partition" when I tried to build a partition anyway.

BTW, in Windows, the disk shows several GB of free space.

JGP

You will need third party partitioning software to accomplish the desired
results.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address box
if accessing the newsgroups from the web based newsgroups.
BootIT NG from Terabyte has a full function 30 day trial.
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/
PartitionMagic from Symantec
http://sea.symantec.com/content/product.cfm?productid=1


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