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how to create partitions with diskpart.exe
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:17 pm
by ulrich.von.lich
Don't really want to buy or install any disk partition software.
I found
this guide and followed the step 1 & 2 to select the disk on which I wanted to create another partition, but when I typed "create partition extended size=25600", it said diskpart was unable to create the specified partition
Did I miss something?
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:36 am
by Johan
While I unfortunately cannot help with your "Diskpart"-problem, I just wanted to point your attention towards an alternative tool (in the case you are still looking for a free partitionng software), this tool being "
GParted ":
Have a look at these threads:
Any free partition creating/merging software?,
Partition question,
How to combine two Windows partitions into one, for free? and
How to repartition and backup in XP? Please help. - just because I was looking for something similar (a free partitioning tool) recently. I haven't tried gParted, either.
Best regards,
Johan
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:59 am
by ashleys
Full description of DISKPART can be found here,
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415
Note : You cannot extend the current system or boot partition.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:54 pm
by carbon_unit
I have used Gparted. It is a lot like Partition Magic. It seemed to work fine for me. I used the bootable cd image.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... _id=173828