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how to create partition in vista?

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ankushkool
ankushkool Original post #1
Jul 24, 2007 at 12:44 AM
probs with partition in vista?

i bought a laptop which has 2 partition 140gb n 8gb(back up drive)
i want 2 partition de 140gb drive n install Xp on it, i used acronics partition expert but it did not work.
please help

does vista have a default soft 4 partitioning??? i want a fully safe way 2 go through de process.
slugger
slugger #2
Jul 24, 2007 at 12:51 AM
heres how u resize partition in VISTA

also an alternate method 2 resize partition


and heres how u dual boot wid Vista and XP


EDIT
u gotta give people a lil time 2 come up wid a soln maan
ankushkool
Jul 24, 2007 at 1:00 AM
but i want 2 create a new partition??? is it possible, or i hav 2 use some other soft?
slugger
slugger #4
Jul 24, 2007 at 1:01 AM
u mean u wan 2 split d 140 in2 more partitions?
ankushkool
Jul 24, 2007 at 1:16 AM
ya n i want 2 ins tall XP on one of them...
slugger
slugger #6
Jul 24, 2007 at 1:21 AM
splittin is resizing maan, read d ins given in d 2 links
ankushkool
Jul 25, 2007 at 8:29 AM
thanx dude... prob solved, still i wud like 2 ask if i can use some other software 2 do de job???
slugger
slugger #8
Jul 25, 2007 at 3:07 PM
Paragon Partition Manager 8.5 Enterprise Server Edition
hrushij
hrushij #9
Jul 25, 2007 at 11:06 PM
no need to download any software....just go to the disk management and right click the volume.....then press 'shrink the volume'....you are asked for the space you want to allocate as free space.....ok
slugger
slugger #10
Jul 25, 2007 at 11:16 PM
u shud have gone thru d thread b4 postin
ankushkool
Aug 12, 2007 at 11:47 PM
i did this, but now there is another problem my 140 GB partition in which vista is installed did not let me reduce de partition less than 72 GB, although more than 110 GB is free.
it said shrinking was not further possible due 2 space reserved 4 page file

is the page file so big???
slugger
slugger #12
Aug 12, 2007 at 11:55 PM
page file isn't dat big,
it depends on how much space has been allocated 2 page files
just check it out

in win2003 dis is d path, shud b same in xp also
system->advanced->Performance->Advanced->change
ankushkool
Aug 13, 2007 at 12:06 AM
what about vista???
slugger
slugger #14
Aug 13, 2007 at 12:14 AM
in VISTA

Start->Control Panel->System and Maintenance->System->Advanced system settings->Performance(Settings)->Advanced->Virtual memory->Change
ankushkool
Aug 13, 2007 at 12:26 AM
thanks dude thanks a lot :)