Partition HD With Acronis Disk Director

[pufnstuff]

Plan to format and re-install Vista Ultimate SP1. Would like
to use Acronis Disk Director 10 to create 3 partitions on HD.

Unsure if format and re-install from Vista disk as usual and then
use Acronis to create partitions. Or if can use Acronis first to
delete, format and create partitions and then re-install Vista.

Hope what trying to say makes some sense. Any info would
be much appreciated.
..

 

[none]

Plan to format and re-install Vista Ultimate SP1. Would like
to use Acronis Disk Director 10 to create 3 partitions on HD.

Unsure if format and re-install from Vista disk as usual and then
use Acronis to create partitions. Or if can use Acronis first to
delete, format and create partitions and then re-install Vista.

Hope what trying to say makes some sense. Any info would
be much appreciated.
.

Hi!

I have tried it both ways.

When I created all the partitions first with Disk Director, and then
installed Vista on the 1st partition I found that Vista wouldn't boot.
It could be that I did something wrong. Don't know.

I reinstalled to the same partition, this time deleting the partition
created by Disk Director and creating/formating a new partition from
within the Vista install. The install went well and everything was fine.

For some reason Vista did not like the partition created by Disk
Director. It would install but it would not subsequently boot from that
partition.

 

[pufnstuff]

"> Hi!

I have tried it both ways.

When I created all the partitions first with Disk Director, and then
installed Vista on the 1st partition I found that Vista wouldn't boot.
It could be that I did something wrong. Don't know.

I reinstalled to the same partition, this time deleting the partition
created by Disk Director and creating/formating a new partition from
within the Vista install. The install went well and everything was fine.

For some reason Vista did not like the partition created by Disk
Director. It would install but it would not subsequently boot from that
partition.

Tx for quick response and your experience with this.

Will try using Disk Director first and if after re installing Vista,
it doesn't boot, will do what you did second time.

 

[Richard Urban]

Let me know. If you have the same experience I do I will report this to
Acronis.

 

[pufnstuff]

Will do!

Let me know. If you have the same experience I do I will report this to
Acronis.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

"> Hi!


Tx for quick response and your experience with this.
Will try using Disk Director first and if after re installing Vista,
it doesn't boot, will do what you did second time.

It is better to let Vista format its own partition, and then install DD and
create your extra partitions..


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[pufnstuff]

Tried Acronis Disk Director first to delete, create & format
partitions before re-installing Vista and same thing happened
as mentioned below -Vista wouldn't boot after re-installing.

Re-did the Vista way and install and boot-up went smoothly.

 

[Richard Urban]

<grin> Knew it would!

 

[pufnstuff]

You said - "let me know if have same experience"
and I said I would.

Always keep my word, so had to try <smile>