? - Dynamic to Basic with Partition Commander Professional 10?

[CWLee]

Has anyone here successfully used Partition Commander
Professional 10 to convert a dynamic disk back to a basic
disk, without loss of any files or software? (I'm talking
about with Windows 2000/Pro.)

The company says it can be done; some professional reviews
say it cannot, others say it can; a few anecdotal reports
say it cannot. I'm looking for greater insight about the
process than the company's website or tech support people
provide.

Thanks.

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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

If you have not used any of the features that are specific
to dynamic partitions then you can convert a dynamic
partition back to a basic partition simply by changing its
partition type, using a partition table editor such as
ptedit.exe. The process is fully reversible as long as you
remember what you changed and where you changed it.

 

[CWLee]

(Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.general
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: ? - Dynamic to Basic with Partition Commander
Professional 10?)

If you have not used any of the features that are specific
to dynamic partitions then you can convert a dynamic
partition back to a basic partition simply by changing its
partition type, using a partition table editor such as
ptedit.exe. The process is fully reversible as long as you
remember what you changed and where you changed it.

So, I think you are saying you have NOT "used Partition
Commander Professional 10 to convert a dynamic disk back
...."

I'm still looking for anyone who HAS done that.

I can't do what you suggest since I don't know if I have
"used any of the features that are specific to dynamic
partitions ..." It has been several years since my hard
drive was changed, by a company no longer in business,
from basic to dynamic. Besides that, I have no idea
what those features are.

Thanks.

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