Dynamic disks in Windows Vista

G

Guest

Hi all

I am using Windows Vista home premium I would like to convert my c:\to a
dynamic disk is this possible on this version of Vista or does it need to be
business or ultimate? I know with Windows XP it had to be the professional
version and not the home version.

I would appreciate any help in give me
 
G

Guest

Hi tiberius

i am think of extening one drive into another,in windows xp you can only do
this with a dynamic drive so i think this would be the same for vista.I know
in windows xp you can only have a dynamic drive in the pro verson so i didnt
know if i would be able to do this with vista home premium.In the disk
manaagement snap-in on the MMC i right click the drive (not the volume) and
there is no option to convert the drive to a dynamic drive.
 
D

Don

mark said:
Hi all

I am using Windows Vista home premium I would like to convert my c:\to a
dynamic disk is this possible on this version of Vista or does it need to be
business or ultimate? I know with Windows XP it had to be the professional
version and not the home version.

The way to do it is by running diskpart from an elevated command prompt.
Once diskpart is running you will need to use the 'list' 'select' and
'convert' commands. Just type those commands with no arguments to see
what you can do with each of them.

I've never actually done anything with diskpart, so don't blame me if
your machine and your life goes up in flames.

Oh, just three more things before you try diskpart:
1. Backup
2. Backup
3. Backup again, but really do it this time!
 
G

Guest

Thanks for the replies

Don said:
The way to do it is by running diskpart from an elevated command prompt.
Once diskpart is running you will need to use the 'list' 'select' and
'convert' commands. Just type those commands with no arguments to see
what you can do with each of them.

I've never actually done anything with diskpart, so don't blame me if
your machine and your life goes up in flames.

Oh, just three more things before you try diskpart:
1. Backup
2. Backup
3. Backup again, but really do it this time!
 

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